Naked ambition

Roberto Cavalli was inspired by Viva Maria!, the Bridget Bardot film about the birth of striptease Photograph: Alberto Pellaschiar/AP

Surely we're not the only ones to be completely terrified by this hideous hairdo at the Mariella Burani show? Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

All the models sported Waggish hair extensions, in fact Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

This model at the Antonio Marras show appears to be wearing a decorative bib - with nothing underneath Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

Marras tries to singlehandedly make Bridget Jones-style underwear fashionable. He fails Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

Or are we wrong? Look, here they are again at the La Perla show Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP

And again at Iceberg! Good lord, I think we've spotted a trend! A terrible unflattering trend, but a trend nonetheless Photograph: Giolio di Mauro/EPA

Valentin Yudashkin presents Russia's stonyfaced version of bling Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP

And a gravity-defying coaster-cum-hat Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP

Have the designers run out of ideas? Here's a very similar hat/coaster hybrid at the Pollini show Photograph: Alberto Pellaschiar/AP

Gucci brings us back down to earth with some safari chic. Well, at least it makes a change from near nudity, large undergarments and silly headwear Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA