Ah, Sinha-Stanic, where to start? A 40 minute delay had already caused the crowd to become a little twitchy and things didn’t improve when we reached the catwalk entrance only to be told 'sorry folks, we're full' by the main-man; a rather well-dressed Ray Winstone look-alike. I was unhappy to say the least but took comfort in the fact that I was surrounded by the chattering, slickly-groomed ladies of Elle and Vogue's very own Alexandra Shulman.

The push towards the door was pretty silly and I was glad to see the two Italian ladies who’d rugby tackled me out of the way to get to the front were the first to be refused. When you have security shouting 'GET BACK!! GET BACK!!' as the entrance wall begins to buckle over (nearly crushing the oblivious Ms Shulman) you can't help thinking 'is this all worth it?'. Well, we didn’t get to find out, instead being offered Option B; watching the show live on the 'Projection wall'. Hmmm, Fancy.

Although very much the consolation prize it was (just about) better than nothing. So, what have the London couple got to offer for SS08? Heavy Turquoise silk was the order of the day-in trouser suits, 50s swing coats (full marks for the matching rockabilly hair), updated shift dresses, both long and short length jackets and some nice pencil skirts. The fabric used throughout the collection kept a certain stiffness whilst allowing movement-especially on some of the fuller top pieces. The contrast of light and heavy really worked and their reinterpretations of some old classics were simple and fresh.

Burnt orange and muted silver made a brief appearance but it was their use of all-black on some gorgeous puffball skirts and sheer sleeveless shirts that really stood out, as well as some ‘blink or you’ll miss it’ leather. Lots of attention was paid to the waist, short boxy jackets, nipped in tulip dresses and deep-v necklines with contrasting panels. A difficult to fault collection *sigh* If only I could’ve seen it in person…