Catwalk fashion report spring/summer 2009

By Laura Emerald
Photography Anthea Simms

The international collections for spring/ summer 09 signaled a shift in the priorities of the fashion world. There was a focus on key-pieces and classic trends.

Designers went back to the archives and considered the core values of their labels to produce forever pieces that, whilst looking new will, in the current economic climate, prove to be investments that will work hard to complement existing wardrobes all season long and beyond.