Saunders's collection was all about mixing glamour with daywear. The hologrammic pieces will gleam in photoshoots, while the sequinned knitted skirtsuit is destined for the front row.
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If anyone can conjure up a fashion collection from Frankenstein, it’s Kane. His nuts-and-bolts collection mixed horror with heart-melting prettiness. Photograph: Tim Whitby/Getty Images
Nicolas Ghesquiere has built Balenciaga into a label for thinking women. This season they were thinking about sex. See short tops and coquettish frills. Photograph: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Skirt suits got a hip makeover in Marc Jacobs’s lightning-quick show. Frilled collars, eyeliner and flats added a young, beatnik vibe. Photograph: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Karl Lagerfeld quietly (for him, anyway) showed he’s still top dog in Paris. This fun, light and young collection was a triumph. hula hoop bag Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA
Traditionally known for print, Marni stripped back its aesthetic this season. The white shirting and pajama pieces looked just the thing for spring. Photograph: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images
Although she denied the reference to Japan, Miuccia Prada featured tabi socks, graphic flowers and origami folds in the label's spring 2013 collection. Expect to see red blooms sprouting on the high street. Photograph: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters
Mixing sheer fabrics, bright Ellsworth Kelly-ish colours and casual classics such as sweatshirt shapes, McCartney once again nailed her commercial-but-cool look. Photograph: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
With models in yellow-and-black checkerboard descending escalators in pairs, Louis Vuitton was a zesty wakeup call on the last day of the season. Photograph: Sipa USA/Rex Features
Mixing the ladylike heritage of Christian Dior with his own leanings towards the abstract, Raf Simons’s debut ready-to-wear collection looked very modern indeed. Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
