Black is the new Black for Womenswear Autumn 2010

Womenswear autumn 2010 collections present a more sophisticated and sombre colour palette, and black continues to hail supreme, while highlights include turquoise, tomato red, stripes, sexy tights and short dresses, draping, intarsia knits, and novel trouser shapes, as seen at PURE LONDON, held in February.  Organisers at Emap reported record number of visitor numbers -  up by 23% year on year (compared to February 2009) - demonstrating a new sense of optimism as the UK economy slowly recovers from the recession.