The look at Alexander Wang doesn't change drastically from season to season – its heart is always in American streetwear. The changes come in the technological developments in the fabrics. Welcome to techno basketball: Aertex vests, mesh tops and a quilted sweatshirt were all reimagined in leather. Perforated, printed and acid-embossed leather, to be exact Photograph: PR
The embossing creating a grid print resembling a plaid pattern. A new footwear offering for SS14 is the leather Asher sneaker, in a low and high style, with contrasting espadrille detailing Photograph: PR
A glorious garden of dark blooms stormed down the (incredibly long) golden-backdrop catwalk at Dries Van Noten to a live soundtrack of drums played by Cindy Blackman Santana. Flowers upon flowers upon more flowers in a mashup of decorative styles descended the runway: gothic arts and crafts etchings; Japanese kimono blossoms; like tattoos, hand-painted blooms and florals with a stately home-interior quality were all expertly layered in beautiful fabrications; like velvet devore, blooms on sheer voile under a flower-festooned blazer... Photograph: Getty; Rex
What could be a very feminine subject was given a cool swagger in the surfy jacket shapes and board shorts. It remained masculine but always elegant, with touches of military detailing: gold embroidery, breast-plate numbers and military regalia badges lent a definite masculinity to the floral and fauna army Photograph: Getty
The 'accidental tourist' was surfing a wave at 3.1 Phillip Lim. Exploring the notation of work and play, Lim looked at the 70s surf scene and travel. The balance seem to be weighted more to play than work, with the loose, oversized shapes giving a casual vibe Photograph: PR
Neoprene T-shirts, clashing prints, bold Baja stripe and next summer's floral trend were played out here in Hawaiian hibiscus prints and stylised tropical prints on board shorts, T-shirts and loose trousers. Leather document pouches with whip-stitch edges further illustrated the work and play Photograph: PR
Korean designer Wooyoungmi has been steadily building a reputation for those go-to pieces that look special but aren't tricky. For S/S14 she took inspiration from the three blocks of colour that form a desert landscape: terracotta, cactus green and sky blue. They are softened with white and beige to represent sand and clouds. These stripes take on a suggestion of activewear – nothing says athleticism quite like a go-faster stripe Photograph: Getty
The inclusion of denim brings a new youthful vibrancy. Python prints on lightweight fabrics add an elegance to the sportswear shapes and tie in with the signature embroidered details on shirt fronts and collars. The result is a clean, modern, urban collection Photograph: Getty
An American road trip, destination West Coast, for Kim Jones and Louis Vuitton. The signature Daimler check of Vuitton was used on clothes and of course the bags, backpacks, bum bags – the tourist special, but carried, not slung around the waist. A bandana print was used on shirts and blanket wraps, varsity jackets with 'V' emblems and collegiate badges Photograph: Rex Features
A finale of exquisite evening suits (inspired by high-school prom suits) – one with an LV monogram made from mother-of-pearl, all decorated with feather 'dandelion' corsages that blew softly in the breeze – caught the eye, including that of David Beckham, who sat front row. In a season in which many brands seem to be paying homage to what Jones has done in previous seasons, he moved on his sports-luxe signature and left the imitators standing Photograph: AP
