In a wash of black with the occasional illuminating white complimented by a hint of red sole underneath skyscraper heels occasionally embellished with the elaborate tassel detail.

The models strutted the lengthy catwalk armed with swathes of beads either in hand or surging from beneath jackets whilst menswear featured perfectly placed scarves craft fully cemented to affect.

The Edwardian inspired collection featuring high neck lines, buttoned cuffs and the uber sleek silhouette with hair scraped back to the tightest phallic shaped buns.

The skin tight leather embraces the female form with an edge of masculinity. The simplicity and lack of colour is overshadowed by inimitable attention to detail via cascading beads, tassels and fringing and the occasional elaborately embellished torso.

The fabulous mix of fabrics combining soft delicacies with dark and robust leathers provided the perfect trend evolution into 09/10 encompassing the bad girl image with floats of femininity offering a wearable collection for the strong independent woman.

Vast fur creations posed a delectably smooth surface cocooning models into security whilst jackets extended shoulders providing wearers the powerful shape yet soft to the touch surroundings. The harmonic yet contradicting combination offers the comfortably confident woman of today both femininity and power.

Power dressing is back, from the return of shoulder pads from Mrs Becks at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York to the ultimate androgynous  

 
Photos by Rodney Compton