Molly Gunn | The Guardian

Fashion is returning to its roots: needle and thread are what it's all about, lest we forget. Which is presumably why fat stitches have started appearing on the outside of clothes this season. Are designers simply bored of the perfect finish? On the spring/summer catwalks, Paul Smith had hessian stitches, while Givenchy had big, child-like ones; Sonia Rykiel roughly sewed cherries and flowers on to bags and tops, and Stella McCartney at Chloe went craft crazy, stitching multicoloured tigers, eagles and faces on to frayed white skirts and - gasp! - leaving the threads hanging loose. For high street offerings, meanwhile, try Top Shop and Karen Millen.

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