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Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused." Loose leggings were worn under shorts and dresses as the new take on tights, and a silk-poly-metal fabric blend used for jackets and a pair of chic trousers was stiff yet slouchy. Chai also brought back the wide-leg palazzo pant, an easy choice for a warm-weather vacation, often pairing it with an appropriately crinkled jacket or gathered top. This could be a further evolution of the trouser trend that has taken hold among the fashion-forward set for fall. The Vena Cava girls took a tour through the 1980s with inspiration from Memphis, an Italian design movement dating back to the 1980s known for bold colors and geometric shapes. Designers Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai showed a collection heavy on black, red, aquamarine green, rust and bright yellow. Beige culottes were paired with a black zip-up jacket. Netting was used on the back of a beige romper and on a cream cotton dress, tied with a rope belt and worn under a beige blazer. "They are almost like disco silhouettes, some of them. They're clothes that you could just dance all night in, that you feel totally comfortable doing anything in," said Mayock. Some dresses had asymmetrical hemlines: longer on the sides and short in back and front. "We also have a lot of day gowns. We are kind of sick of seeing of the LBDs (little black dresses). We liked the idea of girls wearing floor length things really casually," Buhai said. The former pop idol, celebrity soccer wife and occasional model solidifies her credentials in her latest incarnation as a fashion designer LONDON - Victoria Beckham talks the talk.