February is hardly the most exciting month of the year, so it’s easy to slip into a fashion rut and wear perpetually muted colours.

However, New York Fashion Week is making a pretty strong case for upgrading your go-to beige to a much more glamorous gold, or swapping dull greys for a sparkling silver.

With our January blues reaching an all-time high, couture week couldn’t have come soon enough to brighten up this bland month.

Haute couture is basically escapism at its finest – some of the most extravagant and beautiful works of art are sent down the catwalk, and it’s easy to lose hours ogling the shows on Instagram.

Glasses occupy a strange spot in the annals of fashion – because technically you either require them or you don’t and style needn’t come into it.

But fortunately for those who us who cannot see without them, they have evolved into something sleek, smart and surprisingly trend-setting.

So, don your reading glasses as we explore the intriguingly opaque origins of the ordinary spectacles, and track their journey from schoolboy’s nightmare to must-have accessory.

When the Nineties fashion resurgence started a few years ago, could anyone have predicted it would have such longevity?

What started with Calvin Klein style slip dresses, cute crop tops and sleek sportswear has evolved, and now bold baroque prints are splashed all over the high street.

The fashion cycle is undoubtedly a brutal one – designers must come up with at least four collections a year, not to mention various diffusion lines, accessories and more.

That’s why we’re always impressed by just how exciting fashion week consistently is – it’s rare to see any signs of creative fatigue or boredom.

Paris Fashion Week Men’s has just drawn to a close, and it was as full of drama and creativity as we’ve come to expect. Here’s what you missed…