The DVF show opened with a massive blast of red, eventually following through with pops of other colours such as pinks, yellows, blues and different prints.

A dizzying display of candy wrapper delights littered the runway at Thakoon Panichgul’s Fall 2012 show.

Models cut lonely figures on the stone grey warehouse runway, sporting fresh faces and casual messy ponytails, for the Helmut Lang Fall 2012 collection as the clothes did all of the talking.

A staircase of Kirigami winter wonderland layers set the scene for the Marc Jacobs Fall 2012 collection to descend upon the white snaking runway.

Ski-wear meet sexy. Sexy meet ski-wear. Against a backdrop of snowfall, comfort and come-hither collided to create the Lacoste Fall 2012 show.

The Oscar de la Renta Autumn/Winter collection 2012 frolicked along the catwalk in a playful demeanor. There was a wealth of woven fabrics, knits, silks and printed jewels on show from Oscar de la Renta this season to brighten up the dreary months to come

Critical and commercial darling Phillip Lim once revealed that his designs are inspired by what he would like to wear as a woman- not literally, rather figuratively! And it’s this mentality that has come to help Lim be viewed as one of the most contemporary and original designers out there. He has the magic touch, making any design look effortlessly cool, always creating new trends.

In tone with the season Kors suggested pieces that are truly made for winter, never forgetting the retro appeal that he habitually underlines. Mirroring the exclusive lifestyle of his usual clientele, Michael Kors collection for AW12 tooks us from the streets of New York to the snowy tops of Aspen and back into the red carpet in Hollywood, in an effective translation of the Americana universe.