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OK so it was yesterday but sadly too late for our round up. However it was a case of all aboard the Trans-Siberian Express as Russian came to a very chilly London.

Issa AW 12

Head-to-toe prints, elegant evening wear, fur hats and flowing maxi shapes made up the collection that was inspired by the journey from Moscow to Beijing. ‘The collection is very Russian-inspired and then there is Mongolian fur and Chinese influences that lead to art deco’, said Daniella Helayel post show of the collection. Happily, it still managed radiated her signatures (and best sellers) through silk jersey dress and floor-length lace gowns.

Today we hit the exhibition space at Somerset House to look at some new season pieces while leisurely strolling around, rather than watching it moving down a catwalk.

Alexandra Jefford AW 12

The exhibitions newest addition this season was the Rock Vault. If bling is your thing you’d be very happy in this space on the Embankment Terrace, where designers including Matches favourites Alexandra Jefford and Fernando Jorge showcased their latest fine jewellery designs.

Alexandra Jefford AW 12

We just wouldn’t be doing our jobs if we didn’t have a total window display make-over to celebrate another fashion week in our home city.

The display at 87 Marylebone High Street

As we loved the recent V&A exhibition, ‘Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990′, we used it as a starting point for it’s rich and visual inspiration. Nathan Hicks, Head of Visual Merchandising explains, ‘it was a fascinating and dynamic era which has helped shape the world we live in and embodies an energy and vibrancy still potent today.We wanted to capture and communicate some key visual motifs across this period to create some super-bold visual statements.’