1.   Ms. Malandrino was previously a designer for Et Vous, a French sportswear maker, but her designs display a surprising feel for couture detail.

2.   Wynn Smith has also been keen on reviving an appreciation for couture detail, his preference being for sportswear benchmarks like safari jackets and trousers.

3.   Even Jayne might have been embarrassed, but the couture details were beautiful.

4.   Refined couture details appeared in shades of copper and brown burnt-out velvet, great lashings of matte gold, subtle combinations of brown or sand and mauve or lavender.

5.   The feeling was for ease, elegance and movement, with much less busy mixes or aggressive couture detail, though it was always there in subtle ways.