Milan fashion week, which moved into top gear yesterday, is showing an unusually sensible side. Here, the autumn/winter collections generally stretch to nothing more practical than a double layer of chiffon, or a sable coat with nothing underneath - so what better way to jolt the audience than by teaming clothes with thick ribbed tights and woollen longjohns, as Alessandro dell'Acqua did.

Julien Macdonald, at least, won't be leaving London fashion week for Paris or New York next season. If this show leaves town, there's only one other place for it - Milan.