Across the runways this season, a sense of play and escapism brought a refreshing hopefulness to fashion (and even a smile to the lips of the often stony-faced front row). From Ashish declaring his collection was about “beauty, magic and escapism” from “the horribleness that is happening”, to Marc Jacobs describing his joy-inducing show as, “a celebration of life, joy, equality, individuality, optimism, happiness, indulgence, dreams and a future unwritten”, the collections set a positive tone that championed the power of togetherness.