Jill Sander A/W 2012

One of the most beautiful catwalk shows this year was Jill Sanders. Marking the end of Raf Simons reign and the return of Jill Sander herself to the design house the collection was particularly poignant. 

Surrounded by seven plinths of flowers in perspex boxes, marking the seven years of Simons years at Jill sander, models walked the runway in a soft colour palette and simple silhouettes. 

I think I particularly liked this collection because of the feminine and softly sweet colour palette and I bet a number of celebrities will be clamouring to get their hands on the collection first.

It will be interesting to see when Simons ends up and await to see what Jill Sander will bring to the next collection for the runway. 

Alexander McQueen A/W 2012

From all the A/W Catwalk shows, one of my favourites had to be Brit, fashion staple McQueen. Since inheriting the designer's chair, Sarah Burton's fourth catwalk show for the label had to be the best collection so far. 

Layer upon layer of frothy and fantastical pieces took centre stage and was a beautiful mix of futuristic yet feminine dresses. 

How the models balanced in heel-less shoes in the voluminous looks is beyond me but the looks were ethereal and the glowing, bubbling baubles above added to the theatrical dream. 

If you get a chance you must take a look at the whole collection. They are certainly not every day where but more, works of art.