THE COLOUR PALETTE TO TRY

Who knew, when Christopher Kane first introduced that sunray pleated Lurex skirt four or five years ago, that it’d become such a long-term stayer? At Valentino’s beautiful show, Pierpaolo Piccioli pressed pleats until they were barely there – more the faded skeletal shadow of pre-history vertebrate than usual stiff folds. But we know what those pleats represent: movement, ease, volume without bulk. And his colours: saffron, ginger, su’mac – eat your heart out Yotam Ottolenghi. This was delicious soul food. More please.