Winner Trio- Temperley, Roksanda Ilincic and Burberry SS12 (London)

I like to look at Alice Temperley.  Hang on, I sounded a bit like a stalker then....let me clear this up....Not the person, the clothes!

I find that she appeals to my romantic side of dressing, without overkilling it.  Loved the colour palette for this collection: white, black, cream, nude and sunbleached terracotta.  Great colour: check.

Then there are the shapes.  All extremely wearable, utterly desirable and with personality.  check.

I love the double layered silk georgette shorts teamed with a satin shell top and monochrome printed belt, could just see myself popping this on and heading out under 10 mins and feeling great.  I also particularly liked the white what looks like a dolmain sleeve top with the cutout detail- which isn't an actual cut out detail but a fastening option...great 2 for 1 top!  can wear it open or with the self fabric covered buttons fastened. 

The use of sheer fabrics in tops and dresses with stunning embroidery/appliqué is a winner for me too.  you can' get much more romantic than this right!!??

Roksanda Ilincic....I do like this collection, most of all because it has guts.  Guts in the shape of experimentation with form and shape, and needless to say with the use of bold colour.

I am getting a feeling that edwardian puffed sleeves are coming into trend...a lot of the designers for SS12 have used this shape in a variety of ways.  They have simply dropped the shoulder seam (to where a short sleeve would normally end) and put some volume in there by the form of gathering.  Rosanda here has been one of the ones where she has not been afraid to really push the boat out.  And I love the extra detail of a raw edge frill introduced into the shoulder seam.  Gived it a slightly more feminine touch. 

I love the 2 tone colour blocked maxi in that acqua blue and fuschia pink (not for me to wear personally I must say, just to look at) but a sure sell out in a more high summer look/holiday staple)  You would catch me more in an outfit looking more like number 5.  Navy peg leg trousers (with a really great printed leg cuff), silky white shell top and bright loose tailored blazer.  (bright tailored pieces were a fantastic seller for SS11 and I hope to see them again for SS12!)

Saving it for a rainy day....

Christopher Bailey wasn't feeling the summer apparently.  Not in the obvious bright, light way anyways.  Surprising really because from his Pre-SS12 he had included a lot of bright yellow and intricate embroidery/embellishment (which although he has introduced a few pieces like that, there wasn't as many as I was expecting)

This collection looked at traditional detailing and played a lot with natural looking textures, such as raffia. 

The key pieces for me in this collection were the large scaled embellished shell tops, in a tonal array of colours.  Olive green, canary yellow, burnt terracotta, brown and lilac.

There wre also those delightful high waisted tab detailed midi lenght skirts, which came in lovely terracotta, blue and olive green.

Print was undoubtely inspired by Africa....which a few other designers have used in their SS12 shows.  trend alert!