Foregoing the catwalk in favour of a far-more-fun 1940’s tea dance, Orla Kiely really brought her label to life and showcased the AW12 collection in typically elegant fashion.

In a low-lit room complete with tea, biscuits and cake, the models waltzed around in pretty pinafores and prom dresses to the sounds of a swing band.

To see more backstage and at the show shots click through to the Coggles Facebook Page and to see the Spring/Summer 12 Orla Kiely collection online at Coggles.com click here.

Coggles favourite Oliver Spencer closed down London Fashion Week yesterday in brilliant fashion, his cool, quintessentially English aesthetic applied to an AW12 collection of smart tailored pieces in an equally smart colour palette of navy, grey, brown and red.

To see more images from the show click through to the Coggles Facebook Page and to see the SS12 Oliver Spencer collection at Coggles click here.

Last week we were invited to 2 Temple Place, a beautiful Neo-Tudor mansion for the Draw In Light Autumn/Winter 12 presentation at London Fashion Week.

Proving once again that the simplest ideas are often the best, particularly when it comes to creativity, Harry and Polly chose a life-drawing theme with art students as their models, drawing friends of the label who posed nude throughout the show.

The presentation brilliantly dramatised the ‘work of art’ essence of Draw in Light and its beautiful creations, which are made by hand by Harry and Polly in their East London studio, while at the same time providing an elegant metaphor for the name of the brand: light streamed in through the windows and onto the models as they worked, literally drawing in light.

To see more images from the Draw in Light AW12 presentation click through to the Coggles Facebook Page.

Yayoi Kusama is perhaps Japan’s best-known living artist, her prolific career spanning the nine decades of her life and taking her from rural Japan to New York and onto contemporary Tokyo.

Working in an astonishing variety of medium including painting, sculpture, illustration, film, performance and installation, Yayoi is perhaps best known for her repeating dot patterns – spectacular, immersive, and (perhaps) suggestive of the artist’s obsessive tendencies.

Indeed, since the late 70’s Kusama has lived voluntarily in a psychiatric institution and many a commentator has suggested her work speaks of a desire to escape from psychological trauma. This may or may not be true, but certainly Kusama’s work provides a window into her mind - an invitation to explore a fascinating world that's brought to life in spectacular fashion by the Tate Modern in a 14-room exhibition, culminating in the Infinity Mirrored Room - an exploration of infinite space 'and the artist's journey of self-obliteration'.

Yayoi Kusama is exhibiting at the Tate Modern until 5th June 2012.

Paul Smith Jeans Spring Summer 12 has arrived at Coggles so we thought we’d take some time to say a little about the collection.

Drawing inspiration from the work of two key cultural figures in France - the late artist Louise Bourgeois and the director Jean Luc Goddard, the colour palette for the collection consists of two themes; the first reflects the inspiration drawn from Bourgeois tapestries - muted and bleached out tones of grey, navy and indigo are mixed with soft pinks and purples – while the second theme contrasts with these soft colours by mixing together strong primaries and acid tones, in reference to the work of Jean Luc Goddard.

Expect chinos and jeans in shades of jade, pink, copper and blue, sitting alongside fluro-floral tie-dye print shirts and t-shirts, while tailored jackets in neutral shades provide a refined finish.

Click through to see the Paul Smith Jeans SS12 collection online at Coggles now.