The Inspiration Files

Studio Prep: From Roksanda Ilincic. ‘Our adorable intern Holly looking stunning in a toile fitting. Her look today has us dreaming of midsummer weddings...’

Sketchbook: The initial ideas behind Roksanda Ilincic’s finished pieces.

Runway Rituals: From Roksanda Ilincic. ‘The sampling team all customise themselves in the fabric of the collection. Here's Lucia sporting some of the hot pink in her hair.’

Studio Prep: Roksanda Ilincic’s busy desk. Choosing ribbons and chains for accessories to match the collection.

Sketchbook: A sketch from Kinder Aggugini S/S '12.

Dearest Detail: A close-up of flower-petal and safety-pin embellishment from one of Kinder Aggugini's looks.

Studio Prep: 'Our incredible seamstresses working away on one of the show looks.'

Dearest Detail: Detail shot from Temperley London's S/S '12 collection

Sketchbook: A sketch of a design in Temperley London's S/S '12 collection.

In the Mood(board): ‘This season my key themes are the silver screen, sensual and powerful women, masculine and ultra-feminine, elegant elongated silhouettes and the notion of Grace,’ Alice Temperley says

Sketchbook: The Mulberry team explains the inspiration for their S/S ’12 show:

‘We’ve taken our favourite summer styles and combined them with typically Mulberry cute and light-hearted details such as our love hearts, our signature Love and Peace motif and gorgeous gemstones that remind us of the pier lights.

‘We love the bonkers-ness of the beach too, so look out for everyone’s favourite seaside friend, the donkey.’

Studio Prep: Margaret Howell and the studio team watching a model walk before the S/S '12 show

Dearest Detail: a detail of a piece from Margaret Howell's S/S '12 collection

In the Mood(board): visual references for Margaret Howell's S/S '12 collection.

Studio Prep: Fitting a model at Matthew Williamson

Dearest Detail: Detail from Matthew Williamson’s S/S ’12 collection

In the Mood(board): Matthew Williamson describes his inspiration this season. ‘My prints were inspired by Japanese cityscapes which I have fused with floral motifs in contemporary, graphic lines. There is lots of surface texture and embellishment but within clean and fluid silhouettes.’

Sketchbook: A sketch from Matthew Williamson’s S/S ’12 collection

Julien Macdonald fitting a model in his studio

In the Mood(board): Zoe Jordan describes her inspirations for the season as, 'Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, the grandeur and elegance of the 1930s and Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (7-time winner of Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon between 1903 and 1914). It's a celebration of the great heritage and beauty of historical houses, castles and palaces of the UK and Ireland. Pieces from the collection are names Blarney Dress, Chatsworth Tee, Blenheim Blouse.'