Already an odds-on favourite for piece of the season, Calvin Klein Collection's embroidered slogan sweatshirts were an instant hit with editors. Featuring the names of the brand's biggest fragrances – Eternity, Obsession and Escape – from the 1980s, an era when Calvin Klein defined the scent of a generation Photograph: Kevin Tachman/PR
Left-right: Emporio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Marni
Strokable teddy-bear coats, furry shearling, mohair and deliberately pilled sweaters were the week's most tactile trends. The best examples were seen at Dolce & Gabbana, who made over-sized coats fit for a king, while at Fendi even the catwalk was carpeted in furry fabric Photograph: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Europe
Fashion week show notes read like a Farrow & Ball paint chart. Our favourite combinations came at Gucci: robin's egg teamed with dusty pink. See also: rhubarb at Emporio Armani, and sergeant and mist water at Bottega Veneta Photograph: Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images Europe
Left-right: Marc Jacobs, Neil Barrett, Salvatore Ferragamo
Neatly belted, silhouette-defining coats were prominent in Milan, contrasting with the voluminous long coats of London Collections: Men Photograph: PR/Getty
The sharply edited wardrobe of essentials at Bally: denim jacket (Japanese denim, natch), down-filled jacket, double-breasted check coat and fisherman-inspired cable-knit roll-neck (above) really impressed. Quiet luxury was boundless at Bally Photograph: Paul Wetherell/PR
Left-right: Bottega Veneta, Marni
Jogging bottoms had a style makeover in Milan. Presented in double-faced wool cashmere, suede and leather, they elevated loungewear to something altogether more luxurious Photograph: Getty/PR
Most talked about exit of the week had to be the underwear-baring leather chaps at Versace's 'Bikers are the new Cowboys' collection, an imaginative way to showcase underwear that no one will forget in a hurry Photograph: Venturelli/WireImage
Left-right: Ermenegildo Zegna, Missoni, Prada
THE accessory for winter 2014 – worn every which way except as you traditionally would expect – were scarves. Ties were worn as narrow scarves as Prada, Stefano Pilato extended the lapel into asymmetric flowing scarves on coats for Ermenegildo Zegna. At Missoni, crocheted blankets were worn like capes to suggest the early-rising-slept-in-my-camper-van surfers who inspired the collection Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage/Getty
Get involved with the three-part layer: bomber jackets worn over suiting and longer-line tops under jumpers create a new banded silhouette. Take crib notes from Stefano Pilati at Ermenegildo Zegna Photograph: AFP/AFP
Unlikely trend prize goes to metallic trousers, seen (left-right) at Vivienne Westwood, Daks and Jil Sander, the latter being the most wardrobe-friendly, coming in a matt silver that shimmered as subtly as shiny pants can Photograph: Vincenzo Lombardo/Getty Images Europe
