“But in an industry that thrives on newness, what will next season’s trend be? A backlash in favour of all things artificial and plastic - a nu-syntheticism? Call us cynical, but right now fashion is at risk of being greenwashed: subject to a superficial treatment that will bleed out in the next cycle of fashion seasons before it has a chance to become fixed. The result will be considerable consumer confusion - and ennui.” - Fiona Harkin, on the eco-fashion trend, in the Financial Times.

“Once upon a time, women got married and cut their hair and wore shirtdresses, or donned suits with skirts to the knee to show they were Serious, and stopped revealing lots of skin. Once upon a time, children wore smocked dresses and knee-socks and stripy polka-dot playsuits. Now playsuits are a trend of the season – see Stella McCartney, Donna Karan, Mulberry, even the extremely sophisticated Bottega Veneta – and I am considering wearing a pair of Kurt Geiger’s men’s wear-inspired over-the-knee-socks to a cocktail fundraiser I’m attending in Paris. And believe me, I’m not one of those funky-type grown-ups. Meanwhile, this month’s American Vogue features Kate Hudson and her four-year-old son in matching black-and-white plaid outfits.” - Vanessa Friedman, on the closing of the generational gap in terms of fashion, in the Financial Times.

“Sometimes, we really don’t care if rose petals were picked just before dawn and hand-pressed by nuns who haven’t been within feet of anything possibly pollutant - even cigarette smoke - in years.” - Edwina Ings-Chambers, Deputy Fashion Editor of the Financial Times, on high-end beauty products.