Trend alert: the rise of hyper reality - in pictures

Chanel seems to have concocted this quilted metallic cape, which encases the body from ear to elbow, for an astronaut.

Gucci is less about breaking rules, and more about refusing to acknowledge that they even exist, as demonstrated by this hooded bridal look.

Layers of seemingly untailored black toile have been caught by Balenciaga at the bust, waist, thigh and knee, creating an improbable but theatrical cloud of netting.

Cousin Itt from The Addams Family is not normally a fashion icon, but this fantastically unwearable fringed look is, arguably, what creativity is all about.

A patchworked camouflage coat of brocade, embroidery and lace, this is the high-fashion equivalent of Joseph's Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

It’s not every season that fashion gives free rein to utterly unwearable craziness, but that's exactly what happened this autumn/winter 2017

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