Qasimi S/S 2010. Image courtesy of Sabrina Mahfouz

Three hours sleep did nothing to keep me from my front-row Qasimi seat in New Oxford Street, this sunny Sunday morning of the 25th year of London Fashion Week.

Shoulders and hip details stood out on almost every piece to create statuesque silhouettes of golden warrior goddesses. The crowd swooned and swayed as floaty, Arabic style trousers and all-in-ones, hardened by leather bodices and statement horizontally-spiking shoulders, strutted to the mixed dirty house sounds of DJ Dom T.

The embellishments on everything from the golden leather capes to the cinch-waisted superhero jacket would have made an emperor weep. Dazzling and daring, the designer of these delights is Khalid Al-Qasimi, who was in demand backstage as the creations were lovingly wrapped up and non-crust sandwiches scoffed.

I’m completely in love with the boot-gloves – soft suede, jewel-encrusted triumphs that transform the plainest shoe into a dream. Qasimi makes me see how over-rated simplicity is and I want it all. Now.