Milan fashion week does the timewarp

Giorgio Armani is never one for understated glamour. His catwalk show consisted of a strangely alluring mix of biker leather and jet beading ... weird but sexy Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

It was all very elegant ... Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

... and even championed the use of what seemed to be flock wallpaper Photograph: LUCA BRUNO/AP

The woollies looked warm at Ermanno Scervino Photograph: Giulio Di Mauro/EPA

Power eyebrows hit the catwalk for Gianfranco Ferre Photograph: Alessandro Garofalo/REUTERS

At Burberry Prorsum they played it very low key Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images

Alberta Ferretti went for art-deco patterns Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

Jil Sander's collection was beautifully structured with flashes of brilliant colour in the lining Photograph: Alberto Pellaschiar/AP

There was plenty of glamour at Bottega Veneta Photograph: Olycom SPA/Rex Features

At Blumarine the look was trashy chic, but refreshingly bright after so many dark, brooding shows Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

1940s glamour came from Sportmax Photograph: Rex Features

We really liked the show but gloves with gold fingernails on were mildly frightening Photograph: Rex Features

It wasn't too long before more bright prints appeared, this time from Emilio Pucci Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

What can we say? This 'creation' from Iceberg looks obscene Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images

Full-skirted coats swooshed down the catwalk at Moschino Photograph: Giulio Di Mauro/EPA

The bright red poppies in this outfit matched the lippy we've seen all over the shows in Milan Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

Another big name pays homage to the 80s: Gucci conjured up images of shiny-suited musicians playing synthesizers Photograph: Venturelli/WireImage.com

The popstar look went as far as leather trousers Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

We were not convinced that teaming delicate florals with big-ass ski gloves really worked for Marni ... Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images

... and bear claws worked no better Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

Antonio Marras seemed to be going for a very masculine look Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP

At Ferragamo they embraced a 'no waste' policy and put the fingers from their fingerless gloves to good use Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

The same could not be said at Prada, where leather waders were the thing Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

Maybe you could team your waders with this 'Arthurian legend leather jerkin'. Or maybe not Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP