London Fashion Week

It's an urban safari at Whistles for SS14

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Coming to you from: the Heron Tower, overlooking the brooding city skyline and the oddly shaped gherkin.

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The playlist: saucy and with plenty of bounce, the sky-high catwalk was at risk of bring overtaken by the most stylishly dressed flash mob around when En Vogue's Never Gonna Get It kicked in.

What the show notes said: to be perfectly honest, we were a little confused by the description, which cited safari animals and African plains as inspiration juxtaposed with "utilitarian work wear influence", but we were willing to suspend our disbelief...

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IRL: it felt a lot less safari than we predicted, but the pale pinks, spearmint green and shiny silver - highlights in this super wearable collection - blended together seamlessly.

Add these to your wish list: a black mesh crop top, pastel ribbed jumpers and modernised cloche hats (Want. Now).

Zeitgeist moment: leather dungarees #sold!

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Editor's note: remember when Victoria Beckham started carrying her handbags like a clutch? Well that's happening, and Whistles tried it out with a variety of totes.