Spring RTW 2009: my picks

Every season I look forward to Fashion week to see what each of the designers are doing. There seemed to be two key themes in the labels I particularly enjoyed: a dark, moody, bedazzled look or the complete opposite with sorbet, candy colours, ruffles and frills. My next few blogs are my favourite ranges and my favourite picks from each.

A few of the highlights:

Luella's sorbet colours

Balmain's range was pure genious

Lanvin's high gloss, sorbet & candy hues and bright blocks of colour

Collette Dinnigan is always reliably outstanding and this season saw more of her show stopping glitz

Marchesa was truly divine

Oscar de la Renta had lashings of gold and rich decadance

Elie Saab was frills, sparkles, yellows, butters, blues and violet hues - exceptional

Galliano was one of my favourite with divine sorbet prints and metallics

Alexander McQueen showed more of their trademark hourglass silhouette in pink, lemon, nude and encrusted

Balenciaga was futuristic and irridescent

John Galliano had sheer and colour

Christian Dior was a real highlight

Lacroix had less I liked but the carnation embued pieces were different

D&G took bejewelling to another level

Versace had amazing prints

Temperley ruffled from beginning to end

Monique Lhullier is always outstanding 

As is Isaac Mizrahi

Gucci & Givenchy didn't have a lot that appealed to me but Givenchy had the bikepants that I'm expecting to replace leggings this season

Mulberry and Alberta Ferreti had a few appealing pieces for me

My favourites - Balmain, Dior, Valentino, Richard Nicoll, Galliano, Versace.