WOMENSWEAR MESSAGES from the designer collections AW 22/23 The backdrop to the womenswear shows this year has been extraordinary... the February shows presented collections conceived whilst we were still in the throws of the global pandemic; the last days of the Paris catwalks and virtual presentations (early March) were happening as a European war was declared. Unsurprisingly, questions were being asked about the relevance of fashion in such times. See the full story in View issue #138 Concept and analysis: Lesley Hurts and Hilary Scarlett Catwalk images: Imaxtree.com