MIU MIU

Gargantuan sculptured lettering hung from the ceiling at Miu Miu’s spring offering, placed in different orders, sizes and shapes.

If it were a visual metaphor about learning to write or spell as your get older, it might be said that Miuccia Prada’s little sister label grew up a bit this season.

The fun motifs were still there, of course.

Take, for instance, the giant yellow flower print that adorned a gown with funkily contrasting neon-blue heels.

But tailored jackets, croc-style coats with big lapels - and significantly fewer kookily-contrasting coloured ensembles — meant that spring-summer felt like a sexier and more sophisticated affair.

It was a nice change.

In the tussle of the best front row, Miu Miu boasted a roll-call of top names such as American actresses Kate Mara, Julia Garner and Juliette Lewis.