three female models wearing teal coloured coats
(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Mood board: Paul Smith opened his A/W show with a pixelated check that spoke of a precise geometry through a retro lens. Working with a faded palette of burnt camel, fawn, maroon and teal, Sir Smith went on to propose a weightier outerwear offering than usual in his hug-able shearling coats and gilets, teamed back with a cropped trouser that defined A/W's dominant proportion.

Best in show: The show's juxtaposition of the heavy and delicate: a thick ribbed turtleneck worn over a bias cut satin skirt; Smith's dot printed utility trench that concealed a transparent underlay; or his silken shirtdress topped with a sheepskin vest.

Finishing touches: The designer's trousers, which weren't cropped short at the ankle, were left to fall loosely over the sole of leather trainers, perfectly encapsulating the season's effortless lifestyle focus.

Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans

two female models wearing camel coloured coats

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

two portrait images side by side each with two female models wearing blazers and coats

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

two female models stood in a room with people in the background

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

two portrait images side by side, the left image is two female models wearing over coats and the right image is one female model wearing a grey blazer

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)