'The collection is about movement, energy and confidence' said creative director Tomas Maier of Bottega Veneta's autumn 2014 collection, 'we are always thinking about what clothes should do for a woman and her personal experience of them'.

Indeed Bottega Veneta consistently produce clothes that compliment a woman's lifestyle rather than becoming the focus of it. Looking around at the PR team's outfits before the show incites feelings of needing what they're wearing in your wardrobe. A timeless jacket, a parka with a twist, a black draped crepe dress, all discreet, functional yet unique. 

For autumn Maier wanted to give the suggestion of nudity without showing any flesh. And this was achieved through close tailoring, pleats and slits suddenly revealing themselves. Those panels were also used to reveal geometric blocks of bold colour. 

Powdery shades of light grey, sand, beige and antique rose were offset with darker shades of purple, Emerald green and burnt red. Each of the 40 looks fell on the knee or just below it. No trousers here. And turtleneck wool sweaters acted as the perfect accompaniment to pleated skirts. One purple funnel-neck shearling coat would, in many hands, have looked cartoon. In Maier's hands, it was beautifully elegant. It always is.