PICK OF THE BUNCH

spring's best fashion campaigns are bananas!

I love the saturated colours, bold stripes and juicy fruit motifs in the SS11 campaigns below. Fashion-forward looks for elegant rebels!

Prada by Steven Meisel
Stella McCartney by Mert & Marcus
Jil Sander by Willy Vanderperre

TOP OF THE CROPS

extreme silhouettes at the a/w 10 menswear shows

From Prada's mid-riff baring jumpers at to the extra-long shirting on display at Raf Simons, runways were awash with style statements that require more than a little masculine swagger to pull them off. Over at Dior Homme, Kris Van Assche showed trousers which were cropped very short and left baggy in the crotch. A good look? Not really. And far less likely to catch on than the era-defining, ultra-skinny shape that Van Assche's predecessor Hedi Slimane championed, but at least it's a sign than the reign of super-tight trousers could soon be over.

SURFACE VIEW

prada's superficial new venture

Artfully marrying commercialism with creativity, Prada's Parisian pop-up store has a stunning trompe loeil facade inspired by the Mirabeu bridge, the first in the French capital to be built of metal. Architect Roberto Baciocchi has seamlessly melded the interior and exterior of the store by using murals and mirrors to play with perspective. Marble floors, lilac velvet sofas and beige silk drapes provide an opulent backdrop for Mrs Prada's ever-innovative women's wear. It's open until February 2010 at Place Beauvau 92. Be sure to visit if you're in town - it's utterly beautiful.