Phoebe Philo is one of the most important, modern, womenswear designers.  Renowned for creating new silhouettes and aesthetics that can cause mass movements, the latest collection for Celine in many ways confirmed this again.   We spoke to Kanye West and style.com’s Nicole Phelps about the designer backstage at the Spring/Summer 2012 show.

One of the most hotly anticipated shows of the week also, predicatbly, had one of the most star filled front rows.  Liv Tyler, Naomi Campbell, Jared Leto, the Roitfelds & Rachel Zoe were just a few of the stars who watched Gisele take to the catwalk in skin tight tailoring, peplums and statement jewellery all with exotic skin details.  We went backstage after the show to talk to singer Ciara, Joan Smalls and Gisele about the show and what they love about the man behind it all, Riccardo Tisci.

Speaking to Nicola Formichetti backstage after his second Mugler show, the designer explained that this season wasn’t about looking into the Thierry Mugler archives but using his own memories of what the brand meant to him as a child he had played with new colours and shapes.  This might explain why this season’s tamer, sophisticated palette was a world away from the harsh blacks that we saw last season and more, “something my mother would wear” said Formichetti, making it almost seem tame and sophisticated.   However, although the silhouettes were more streamlined there were still lots of carefully placed cut outs to make the clothes stand out and appeal to his cult fans, many of whom rushed to congratulate him backstage after show, dressed head to toe in the last collection.

Backstage at the Pucci Spring/Summer 2012 show in Milan we spoke to models of the moment Arizona Muse and Nyasha Matonhodze about what they liked about the collection of flowing, gypsy skirts and short tops that were covered in ornate beading and crystals.