28 dresses from the fashion week runway that we can't wait to see rolled out for the red carpet

After a month of global runways across the world's four fashion capitals comes a very welcome moment of quiet in which editors, buyers and stylists pore over the latest collections in finer detail.

Not the only people to have their eye on what's coming up next season, however, there is also a very high-profile group of admirers who are lucky enough to count fashion week as a mere shopping experience.

Or rather, one in which they can choose their next red carpet wardrobe. Not a bad decision to have to make...

9 key trends from a month of fashion shows that we'll all be wearing by autumn

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So while most runways may have showcased their very best layering techniques (9 coats at Balenciaga was a highlight), we've stripped things back to basics and picked out the 28 very best dresses we saw from the front row this season.

We're praying these are at the top of our favourite stars' red carpet shopping list...