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It was a far cry from last season's icy Russian-inspired collection, but Marras managed to put a North African twist on the patterned knit sweaters that have become one of the hallmarks of the house - which was founded by Japanese designer Kenzo Takada and is now owned by luxury giant LVMH. Kenzo's runway shows are always a spectacle. Models in the blue, white and brown dresses and metallic jumpsuits - a jumble of scarves and chain necklaces wound round their necks - descended the long, narrow runway, which was strung with long gold strings representing, it became clear, rays of the sun. A massive circle made of gold foil burst into thousands of confetti pieces at the end of the show, as models sporting jumpers made from saturated pastel chiffon, their hair swathed in a rainbow of scarves, marched down the runway. Just watching the show was enough to make you itch for a Saharan getaway. JOHN GALLIANO For his upbeat sartorial remake of "Sunset Boulevard," Galliano recast the movie's tragic heroine - the faded screen siren Norma Desmond - as a tough cookie whose iron will and magpie eye allow her to prevail in the end. Galliano's models were all Norma, played in the film by Gloria Swanson, as she sees herself in the mirror plotting a wardrobe for her return to the red carpet. Her looks are cobbled together from what she's got hanging around - silken nighties, oversized jackets, bits of lace, feathers and oversized diva sunglasses.