The fashion flock may be getting ready for London Fashion Week but one brand at least has beaten themto it. Akris, possibly the most successful label you've never heard of, has taken Manhattan and is in the midst of a stealth invasionof London, thanks to a new Bond Street store.

So what is Akris? First of all, it's Swiss. It's family-owned. And its formula is simple: take the most luxurious fabrics and create a line for women focusing on confident jacket shapes, fragile blouses and cocktail dresses.