I overheard one tutor explaining that a lot of the students go into University with the intention of doing womenswear but naturally gravitate towards mens. Although he also lamented the fact that womenswear designers still outnumber menswear but from the look of the Salford show, they are on equal footing in terms of talent.

Holly Murphy's collection, entitled "Roll Up! Roll up!" impressed me and made me giggle, a definite favourite. Her pantomime inspired collection saw her sending her lovely models down the catwalk in oversized blazers and bizarre shirts and a particularly massive rucksack.

Blazers were very much the order of the day.  Lucy Beard's were by far the most beautiful blazers on the catwalk today. The clever use of luxury fabrics and metallic colourings contrasted to the oversized, rolled sleeve, boyfriend style and made really stunning pieces. My favourite was the gold one which started the show but also worth a mention was the hugely oversized black metallic one which was a real statement item.  She contracted these hard lined blazers with very feminine, detailed and floaty dresses which picked up on the metallic theme, with a hint of sparkle a glamorous addition to a neutral palette.