up 20% over last year

at a live-music gig (and clearly aimed at a young and hip audience as likely to be found at Glastonbury as they are in the Gucci walletCity). It was also about bringing yet another of Bailey's greatest passions, this time his love of music (and particularly British music, old and new) to the fore. g from accessories, to shoes, clothing and outerwear and ranges from £4 for socks up to £750 for a Mongolian for jacket. READ: Win a £1,000 Topshop shopping spree with creative director Kate Phelan There's leather, lace, suede, chiffon, crochet, glitter, Mongolian shearling, pvc and angora wool, all in the boldest of brights and sweetest baby hues. While some of the clothing may require a healthy dose of confidence, the accessories offer less-courageous customers a sprinkling of Meadham magic -

 our favourites being the luxurious, multicoloured Mongolian fur stoles. For those wishing to go the whole hog there's plenty on offer though - from ballsy cartoon-esque shoes to patchwork leather jackets and super-sweet frilly heart-emblazoned playsuits. Bailey's secret weapon has always been his ability to make Burberry feel personal. And it's at moments such as these that you can see how he has helped to transform the 157-year-old brand into arguably one of the world's most formidable fashion labels. Since he joined as Hermes card case bagcreative director in 2001, and was promoted to chief creative director in 2009, China,

 proved stronger than expected, up 20% over last year, though still weaker than the 30% growth seen between 2011 and 2012. The company now has 71 stores in 36 cities across mainland China, and say that visitors to its website in China jumped 70 percent. China accounts for 14% of all retail and wholesale revenue. Burberry is also continuing to grow aggressively Hermes kelly 35cm, albeit on a small scale, in Japan, where it will take over its own apparel license in 2015. The company now operates four stores in the country which have seen double-digit sales growth in the first half.