Burberry goes sheer and shady for S/S '16

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There's nothing demure about the Burberry girl this season - instead she's fierce and not afraid to flash some flesh

Oh, and she won't go anywhere without her backpack. All the models sported a chic Burberry carryall for the show's finale, cementing its status as the It-bag of the new season - with the added enticement of gold Burberry monogramming.

Considered the golden ticket of London Fashion Week, the Burberry show did not disappoint - Christopher Bailey presented a luxe take on athleisure, pairing lashings of lace with sporty mesh. Even the classic Burberry trench was given an of-the-minute update, paired with a black mesh hood. The season's colours are black, white and camel, toughened up with plenty of gold hardware, with a couple of pretty pastel dresses thrown in to appeal to the classic English roses who buy up big on Burberry each season.

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The majority of the collection, however, caters to Burberry's shadier ladies. Russian one-to-watch Victoria Kosenkova opened the show in a sheer lacy black dress worn underneath a trench, setting the tone for a series of daring sheer designs, pieces heavy with embellishment and oversized blazers toughened up with gold hardware. The shock of the show, however, was the shoe - instead of the killer heel Burberry usually brings out each season, models wore flat slides embellished with chunky chains across the straps.

Of-course Christopher Bailey didn't forget the boys: low-slung trackies surprised on the runway, dressed up with tasselled loafers and white lace shirts that we predict girlfriends will be stealing from men's wardrobes the world over.

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