Much of runway fashion has a habit of erring a little, erm, left-field. But then again, that’s sort of the point: clothes you see on the catwalk aren’t always intended to be sold so much as simply spark interest. At its core, runway fashion reflects an idea as opposed to a ready-made look; this is, after all, where trends are made.

Sometimes though, the off-kilter can become the downright bizarre. There may be a way to integrate a fluoro Louis Vuitton tracksuit into your off-duty wardrobe, but you’d struggle with the batshit looks below. Enjoy.

Hood By Air SS16

Hood By Air made luxury sportswear a thing. Luxury dental hygiene however, proved more of a struggle. Pearl-encrusted dental dams and bejewelled mouthpieces turned heads on the runway, but for all the wrong reasons: who really wants a ball gag crossed with the crown jewels?

Raf Simons SS16

Ever thought of teaming your minimalist clobber with your nana’s headscarf? No? Us neither. But that didn’t stop Belgian maestro Raf Simons trying to make geriatric chic a thing.

KTZ SS16

Kokon To Zai has never courted the masses, but its decision to strap parachutes to runway models for its SS16 show was particularly niche. Innovation, or simply a hindrance to models making it out onto the runway?

Craig Green SS16

Craig Green has been lauded for pushing the boundaries of menswear. Which he does. Sometimes though, it’s a push too far – like these kimono-cum-burqa-cum-cutting-room-floor-leftovers looks.

Aitor Throup SS17

Even the most intellectual of minds would be baffled by Aitor Throup’s loftier concepts. At the designer’s SS17 show, a team of puppeteers commandeered a mannequin in a fencer’s mask, complete with spewing glitter and changing clothes. But what does it all mean? (No, really.)

Philipp Plein AW14

What do you think of when we say ‘Wild West’? John Wayne? A saloon shootout? Redneck chewing a straw? Or, do you make like Phillip Plein and march out models with cheese-grater abs, leather Stetsons and an overall look that’s best left to the gay erotic section on Netflix.