Gucci Fall Winter 08.09

Gucci designer, Frida Giannini, staged a Russian Revolution at Milan Fashion Week, complete with carpeted runways that matched the collection.

Her aim was to combine the bohemian mood of Paris at the turn of the century when Russian émigrés transformed the arts and theatrical scene, with the kind of 'boho chic' in vogue when The Stones recorded 'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)'.

The look was slick, sexy, instantly marketable - and bound to cause a frantic flurry of look-alikes in the British high street.