The invite for the Mulberry show (lots of pastel coloured balloons and carousel horses), had set the tone for what to expect. With a fairground rustlers voice constantly speaking in the background, you felt like you were either at a circus show or in a child’s storybook.

A model walking the most adorable pug melted even the hardest of hearts. Clothes spotted were a belted denim jacket and skinny pants, bows on dresses and skirts, blurry floral fabrics in a dress and then later in a playsuit. Little pastel roses adorned a cropped jacket and then a dress. But the most attractive were definitely the accessories.  Fringe on suede boots, jackets and oh, the bags. It is official, there is now a new ‘IT’ bag called the Alexa. It has been named after a British Style icon and party girl, Alexa Chung.

So now that you know what to expect, there will be no credit crunch excuses, start the saving now because this circus will definitely be at fever pitch come spring.