Spring/Summer 2009 trends report

Ready for your spring fashion fix? Our editors bring you the runways' top looks, from statement baubles to far east inspiration to the season's hot hues: electric blue, shocking pink and notice-me chartreuse.


Pictured left to right: Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Stella MCCartney

Chic glam: Donna Karan Grand entrance or fab exit? Dressing up takes its cues from red-carpet Hollywood styling, with couture details, bejewelled shine and sensual draping.

Jewellery: Louis Vuitton Big, bold jewellery takes centre stage, from stones and sparkle to beads and baubles that scream “Notice me!”

The new sexy: Stella McCartney Celebrate the female form with shorter lengths, hourglass silhouettes, transparency and skin-baring cutaways.



Pictured left to right: Dries Van Noten, Lanvin, DSquared2

Asymmetry: Dries Van Noten Designers worked a different angle, balancing proportions with a variety of one-shouldered styles, uneven hems and off-centred pleating.

C'est bow: Lanvin Using its feminine charm, the bow becomes the most stylishly seductive detail punctuating this season.

Jersey: DSquared2 Cascades of soft jersey dressing paraded down the catwalk, reliving a '70s Halston moment at the legendary Studio 54.



Pictured left to right: Zac Posen, Dolce & Gabbana, Lanvin

Round silhouette Ballooning, lighter-than-air shapes - the new geometric
silhouette - will have everyone going in circles.



Pictured left to right: Prada, Marc Jacobs, Derek Lam

Metallica Gold lamé, iridescent fabrics and metallic touches shine through in boy-cut suits, skirts with simple tops and classic - but - sexy cocktail numbers.


All images courtesy of Marcio Madeira