Scariest make-up: Huge slashs of red lipstick at Nothing Nothing; entirely beige faces like shop mannequins at Alexandre Herchovitch.

Best celeb spotting: Posh Spice on the catwalk at Maria Grachvogel; Jarvis Cocker in the front row at Luella Bartley; Bjork, Ralph Fiennes, Jade Jagger, Helen Mirren, Isabella Blow and artist Tracey Emin at Alexander McQueen.

Best accessory: huge, fluffy, dyed sheepskin bags at Liberty; sequined ankle socks at Alexandre Herchovitch.

Worst 1980s re-invention: Tweed pedal pushers at Paul Smith.

Outfit least likely to be seen in the office: Liberty's fairisle cashmere hotpants with a hot pink sheepskin coat - and nothing else.

Hottest items off the catwalk: - Anything with a Burberry print; spike heels; snakeskin; pashminas, still.

Weirdest look: The net masks and rubber mouths at Andrew Groves; the magenta nylon wigs over the models' faces at Alexandre Herchovitch; the metal mouth piercings at Alexander McQueen.

Most desirable items: Stripey silk skirts and embroidered satchels at Paul Smith; anything in leather from the Burberry collection; hot turquoise ankle boots at Luella Bartley.

Best invitations: Tristan Webber's neon green and pink perspex; Paul Smith's oriental face mask, Mathew Williamson's CD-ROM.

Worst soundtrack: The dirge-like contemporary music at Alexandre Herchovitch.

Best models: Alek Wek at Liberty; Jade Parfitt at Boyd; Stella Tennant, pregnant at Burberry.

Worst shoes: The Cagney and Lacey-style boots by Faith at Boyd - four heels broke during the show.

Grooviest parties: The opening of Rock nightclub on Wednesday night; the Julien MacDonald after-show party in the Millennium Dome.

Best spectacle: Alexander McQueen.

Best decoration: Paul Smith

Best show: Hussein Chalayan