London fashion week: the Monday shows - in pictures

Christopher Kane's spring/summer 2012 catwalk show, at One New Change in the City of London Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

'Christopher Kane SS12 was inspired by teenage bedrooms and the good-looking girl you hated at school.' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Jonathan Short/AP

Another shot from Christopher Kane's SS12 show. Read Simon Chilvers's blogpost on his five favourite Kane LFW looks here Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Christopher Kane: 'The key hem-length was Kane short. Everything was accessorised with slipper-cum-houseshoes with a plastic sole – some in satin, some jewelled.' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Burberry: 'I absolutely loved the raffia peaked bobble hats at Burberry – they were so perky. I can just imagine them being worn with old scruffy jeans and a t-shirt' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Burberry: 'The colour palette at Burberry, from leaf to plum worked perfectly with the crafty embellishment that seemed to have a whiff of Africa about it. This skirt shape – half full, below the knee, is a brewing trend in London' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Burberry: 'At the Burberry finale something seems to always fall from the skies – rain, snow – this season it was gold foil. Note: there were lashing of belt styles used in the show while those wedges look set to be a big hit next spring.' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Erdem: 'Erdem showed his spring 12 collection at a ballroom in the Savoy. It was the perfect setting for what was a super pretty offering from the designer favoured by first ladies and princesses' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Erdem: 'I like it when Erdem breaks out from the dress. This trouser-blouse combo felt modern though most women in the real world are more likely to wear one or the other.' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Label head Erdem Moralioğlu described the ideal Erdem woman as 'a clever person who probably cares little about seasons. She has a lot of conviction and marches to her own drum' Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Erdem: 'I love these sunglasses. Lots of London designers – Giles, Louise Gray, Michael Van der Ham – have been adding hot specs to their catwalk repertoires this week in a cannily commercial move' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Michael van der Ham's collection was on show at the Royal Opera House Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage

Michael van der Ham: 'Patchwork is MVDH's modus operandi. He uses prints brocades and all manner of fabrics in one outfit for a patchwork effect.' Imogen Fox Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage

Michael van der Ham: 'This season his patchwork was more polished. Perhaps the Björk-endorsed designer has his commercial money-making head on.' Imogen Fox Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage

Another Michael van der Ham model on the runway Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage

Some loose, billowing designs from Antonio Berardi Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Antonio Berardi 'The theme of this collection was armour and protection. If this was armour, it was armour for angels: the most gorgeous, glamorous collection of the week so far, by my reckoning.' Jess Cartner-Morley Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Antonio Berardi: 'Foxy tailoring in delicious colours was equal parts don't-mess-with-me vamp and ethereal.' Jess Cartner-Morley Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Pringle of Scotland: 'This was a London fashion week debut for Alistair Carr, who previously held senior positions at Balenciaga and Chloe and now takes the pilot's seat for the first time as he heads up Pringle.' Jess Cartner-Morley Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

A model wearing Pringle of Scotland on the runway at the Royal Opera House Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage

Another shot from the Pringle of Scotland show Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage

And something more classic from the Scottish label Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage

'Peter Pilotto went for a mix of their signature zingy prints, then the duo threw in a bit of scuba with a few mini crinolines in metallic brocade. Yep, they've seen a couple of Balenciaga shows those two. The prints were uplifting in places but so-so in most places.' Imogen Fox Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

A peacock-like design from Peter Pilotto Photograph: Tim Whitby/Getty Images

Giles: 'The Royal Courts of Justice is just the right location for Giles to let his imagination run wild slash get marvellously grandiose. He opened the show with a model in a swan head dress and a white trouser suit, followed by metallics and a series of swan printed pieces' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Giles: 'The swan triptych finale featuring headdresses by Stephen Jones made for a wondrous spectacle. Think camp and glamourous on full volume.' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

A model displays creations by Giles during a fashion show for the Spring/Summer 2012 collection show, on the fourth day of the London Fashion Week in London, on September 19, 2011 Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

A model walks the runway during the Temperley show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 at the British Museum on September 19, 2011 in London, England Photograph: Tim Whitby/Getty Images

A model walks the runway during the Temperley show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 at the British Museum on September 19, 2011 in London, England Photograph: Tim Whitby/Getty Images

A model walks the runway during the Temperley show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 at the British Museum on September 19, 2011 in London, England Photograph: Tim Whitby/Getty Images

Louise Gray:'"Simple but exciting" was the way the designer described her collection backstage. Her multicoloured mix of texture with chiffon thread, sequins, prints and embroidery wouldn't be described as simple to most women but for Gray, who works with a riot of colour and texture, the parameters of simple are considerably broader.' Imogen Fox Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage

Louise Gray: 'Special mention must be given to her multicoloured braided flatforms. Bonafide trend.' Imogen Fox Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage