As the show began the audience were immediately swept away in to the upbeat panpipes, country and jazz music fusion that set the tone for a whimsical, cheerful collection. Beginning with a black palette, broken with spurts of pop green accessories. Caroline Charles's Autumn/winter 2010 collection was inspired by days spent in Istanbul and Venice. She fused between- war evening glamour in the form of diamonds, black lace and emerald velvets, puddles of saffron and chocolate silks with a socialite hunter prowling the catwalk in matching hounds-tooth, jackets and jodhpurs sprinkled with gold sequin details, furs and hunting hats. The detail of the garments was exquisite, and the vibrant cultures of the Istanbul and Venice emerged in pops of colour and delicate embellishments.The tone darken slightly as a 'bride' dressed in black announced herself at the head of the catwalk, with her 'gold-showered bridesmaids', marking the finale of the show.The resulting ‘woman’ that emerged from the collection was not dissimilar to ‘Larlita’, Stephen Elliot’s disruptive, unconventional, glamorous and feisty American character in his 2008 film ‘Easy Virtue.’
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