Stonehenge launches fashion week

Every fashion reporter knows that only one thing is certain in their fast paced world: fashions return. This summer it's the turn of the druids to show us how it's done with the launch of the first ever Stonehenge Fashion Week. Left out in the cold for over a millenium, these men from the dark ages have given us a timely reminder that a flowing beard and a bleeding ram's skull can still give real summer chic to any costume.

Innovative from the start, the Stonehenge Fashion Week dispensed with the catwalk format and heroine cheeked models. Instead Britain's remaining druids displayed their summer wardrobes in a gorsedd ceremony [traditional ceremony of bards and druids held before a festival (see photo above)].

What stood out were the bold, vibrant tones and simple use of fabrics. One gnarled old man wore a particularly fetching tartan brat [short skirt or kilt] that wonderfully complemented his frostbitten blue feet. A noticeable trend was the lighthearted use of sheep shit stains and minor fabric burns from sitting too close to fires. Leine [long shirts] with multi-coloured bars were also prominent while the stereotypical white flowing robe was largely ignored.

Perhaps the highlight of the week was the impressive closing feast. Bulls hide was everywhere to be seen and longswords were also definitely 'in'. If you don't own one already, you're going to need to soon and it's only a matter of time before they appear on the high street. Regal red cloaks abounded, as did tantalizing ensembles of feathered headdresses and six-coloured cloaks. The long curved 'horn of plenty' presented to the best dressed bard of the week made a fantastic accessory, something a little different on the beach from the usual flip flops and aviators.

Shamanistic is going to be hot this summer. If you want to know how to pull it off there's no one better to advise you than Finn McCool "Clothes", whose collection was one of the best in show. 'You should choose you vestments to suit the spirit and nature of your actions. Green blends into nature, red is the colour of blood and sacrifice, the Sun is gold and the Moon is Silver. Ask yourself whether you're going to be focusing on nature or on blood sacrifices that day and dress accordingly.'