Comme des Garçons A/W 2015

Image one - woman in a white, lace outfit decorated with bows and a black veil. Image two - woman in a white outfit with bows and a black veil — (Image credit: TBC)

Mood board: Separation was the theme that Rei Kawakubo mined into her hauntingly beautiful winter collection. Using strips of black leather, lace, pure white cotton sheets or rich gold brocade, the Japanese designer wrapped her models into wearable cages protecting women from the world outside and slipped their feet into no-nonsense shoes to ensure they could walk across it.

Best in show: As with all Comme shows, the looks got progressively more intricate and increasingly impactful in their volumes, culminating with a giant wearable igloo-like structure crafted from black strips of lace and bows that held the model like a prisoner.

Finishing touches: The hair was, as usual, spectacular. This season Kawakubo ordered a collection of hats that covered both heads and faces like gauzy, wet black cobwebs.

Image one - woman in white outfit adorned with bows and a black lace hat. Image two - woman in an outfit designed to look like a cage, and wearing a black lace hat

Image one - woman in a black lace outfit with black silk bows and a black lace hat. Image two - woman in a spiralling ivory lace dress which covers the head

Image one - woman in a cream and ivory lace outfit and a black lace hat. Image two - woman in a black lace dress which covers the head

Image one - woman in a white outfit decorated with cushions of white fabric and a black lace hat. Image two - woman in a white dress with white bows and wearing a black lace hat

JJ Martin