When sequins and bin men collide! Ashish unveils homage to glamorous working girls complete with hi-vis vests and blinging overalls at London Fashion Week

Ashish Gupta paid tribute to the 'Working Girl' at his London Fashion Week show this afternoon as he proved that a blue-collar career should never get in the way of style and glamour.
The designer - who has become renowned for his brightly coloured and sequinned statement tops - went for a more grown-up look for this autumn/winter 2013 collection but still managed to throw in the humorous touches he's become famous for, including an acid bright waistcoat that could be worn to collect the bins and full sequined overalls.
As the sun continued to make a welcome appearance in London, those inside Somerset House were given a more pared-down display than usual from the Indian designer, with traditional tweeds, checks and houndstooth all playing a part.
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Working Girl: A model at Ashish's LFW autumn/winter 2013 shows off his take on stylish-yet-practical workwear

 

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His pre-show notes read: 'From penthouse to pavement, autumn/winter 2013 sees Ashish's heroine adopt a back to work ethic.
'From henceforth, the hard shoulder is no longer a dressmaking detail but a place of employment - with a high viz wardrobe more practical for dodging juggernauts than unwanted suitors, in shades of midnight black and neon yellow.'

 

While the outside workwear - consisting of dungarees, over-sized sweatshirts with practical pockets and glamorous aprons as well as hi-vis tabards - were the staple pieces of the collection, he didn't forget to have some fun as well.
He also sent models down the catwalk wearing loose-fitting tops with humorous captions emblazoned on them including 'I'm having a s**t day thanks!' and 'The End Is Near', while a horse's head featured on a baggy grey jumper.
The collection also included luxurious fringed blankets for when the weather turns nasty as he wants his 'Working Girl' to be warm but still stylish, while plastic pockets and material on mohair jumpers featured heavily and the delicate white heels the models all wore helped to give a more feminine feel to what is quite a masculine-inspired collection.
The Saturdays' Mollie King continued her assault on London Fashion Week by sitting front row at the show wearing a simple but stunning white t-shirt dress and towering nude heels.