The fashion industry inside a bit of a self-flagellating mood and certainly the environment remains challenging but contrary to the naysayers, we think i thought a strong season on balance. And balance could be the operative word.

No.1 Alexander Mcqueen

If Alexander McQueen's death cast a shadow over-the-counter Fall shows, his final collection shone brightly and remained sui generis. Their own religious imagery and stately, almost medieval silhouettes, the 16 pieces showcased his skills as a tailor, as a master draper, and, above all, as fashion's most ardent loving. We won't soon forget his monumental talent.

No.2 Burberry Prorsum

The live-streaming thing was cool. Even more so, the instant gratification of 'clicking to buy' the same day as the show. But none of that would have mattered if Christopher Bailey hadn't delivered on the style front and that he did, from the cropped leather aviators and shaggy white shearlings to the killer thigh-high python footwear.

No.3 Celine

'Strong, powerful, reduced.' Phoebe Philo's description of her Fall collection is equally apt for the season as a whole, indicating just how agenda-setting her vision for Celine has always been. And from the looks of her silhouette-shifting kick flares, her sexy black leather, and her fantastic outerwear, her influence won't be waning anytime soon.

No.4 Chanel

A fashion showman nonpareil, Karl Lagerfeld had 240 tons of snow-ice trucked in from Sweden for Chanel's Grand Palais express. But his real magic trick was making fake fur woven into tweed suits, skirting the hem of leather jackets, decorating handbags and boots which just as covetable as the real point. Snice one, Karl.

No.5 Dolce & Gabbana

At a point in time when designers were acquiring the emotional connection, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana trumped everyone with a feel-great video about their atelier employees and a lineup long on their specialties: leopard spots, polka dots, peekaboo black lace and, site and generating but not least, those expertly tailored jackets.

No.6 Dries Van Noten

Dries Van Noten's MO? Give women what they want, create it look effortless for instance a shrugged-on, slashed-sleeve sweatshirt; an easy olive-drab button-down; and long shorts in the lushly gorgeous floral use. The mix-and-match potential of this collection should purchase them queuing more than get into his stores when it arrives come early july.

No.7 Marc Jacobs

'There's so much striving for newness now that newness feels less new,' Marc Jacobs told people. His solution? Tweak greatest hits like panne velvet dresses, seventies-ish pantsuits, and evening sequins, and send them all out on unknown models into the tune of 'Somewhere During the Rainbow', and can sent his fans the particular rainbow indeed.

No.8 Michael Kors

They don't come more quintessentially American than Michael Kors, as well as in a season of quintessential American sportswear, the designer stepped up to the portion. Think chunky knits, slouchy trousers, and smart chesterfield coats, but with the luxe factor dialed way, in place. Speaking of, he's your man for a sumptuous fur.

No.9 Prada

Casting Victoria's Secret Angels wasn't Miuccia Prada's only unexpected maneuver this couple of years. As Marc Jacobs would do later at Louis Vuitton, she focused our attention on that erogenous zone often neglected by fashion folk: the crisis. With their ruffled necklines, her fit-and-flare, fifties-ish dresses were irresistibly fetching and full with the indefinable Prada charm.

No.10 Rag & Bone

New York's go-to guys for an excellent set of jeans and menswear-inspired basics upped the style quotient using Fall collection, layering Harris Tweed with hoodies, matching camouflage to plaid, and sending out Fair Isle-by-way-of-the-Himalayas knits. In the present climate, there's a lot to be said for a high-fashion mash-up at relatively attainable estimates.