You’re hopefully aware by now after our tireless chronicling of backstage, venue designs, launches and parties that the actual clothing forms only part, albeit a very important part, of the creative shebang that is a fashion week. One of the more vital elements to design is of course the all-important invitation, which gets you there in the first place. These were our favourites from this year’s autumn/winter 2009 men’s collections.
See our favourite invites from the menswear autumn/winter 09 shows in Milan and Paris
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The best of California desert architecture, from midcentury gems to mirrored dwellingsWhile architecture has long employed strategies to cool buildings in arid environments, California desert architecture developed its own distinct identity –giving rise, notably, to a wave of iconic midcentury designs
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Meet Rural Futurisms, 'agents for catalytic change' in South Africa's landscape design fieldLed by Lesego Bantsheng, the collective is challenging conventional ideas of landscape by reimagining how rural communities connect with heritage, ecology and design
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Legado brings a bold Spanish legacy to ShoreditchMichelin-starred chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho’s second venture marries design-led interiors with regional Spanish flavours rarely found in London
