And this is why we go to trade fairs. Trawling the halls at one of Paris's biannual accessories shows, we stumbled on a Japanese womenswear brand which halted any further progress. Founded by Yuka & Yusuke Nakagawa in 2007, Nicholson and Nicholson is all about impeccable craft and simple beauty.

Every single piece in this collection is on my wish list. A restrained palette of red, white and navy, applied to simple cotton skirts, oversize crop pants and off the scale gorgeous knitwear.