Season after season, designers continue to show their fascination with exotic animal prints in their dresses (Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Jean Paul Gaultier, Paul Smith), tops (DKNY, Giambattista Valli, Ralph Lauren, RM by Roland Mouret), shoes (Calvin Klein, Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik, Roberto Cavalli), bags (Balmain, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch) and scarves (Alexander McQueen, Carolina Herrera, Roberto Cavalli, Yves Saint Laurent). We wore them last summer, we are wearing them this winter and, weather permitting, we shall be wearing them as of Sunday, when spring officially starts. more »

I’ve always been a fan of American fashion: from plain Gap T-shirts and jeans, to pretty much anything by Banana Republic (whose European flagship store opened in London's Regent Street in March 2008) and Anne Klein, not to mention the big designer names such as Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera. So for the past eight days I have been avidly following the coverage of the New York Fashion Week. more »