Ahluwalia: Menswear SS21
Back in June, Priya Ahluwalia released Jalebi, a celebratory photobook and virtual exhibition that spotlighted Southall’s Punjabi community. The project, which took 18 months to put together, was released amidst a wave of global protests against racial injustice. "I wonder whether
Christopher Kane: Ready-to-Wear SS21
Christopher Kane has stepped off the fashion merry-go-round and is working to his own schedule. "Creative to the core" is how the designer described his new attitude. Kane is now fully independent of Kering and powered by his super successful
Parnell Mooney: Menswear SS21
Amidst all the digitalised fashion week madness, one collection that may have fallen under your radar (you should be disappointed if so) is that of the brilliant Parnell Mooney. After taking a hiatus from his eponymous label which he launched
Per Götesson: Menswear SS21
Consistent. That is merely one adjective that could be used to describe the work of Per Götesson. Poetic is another, tender a third. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2016, the Sweden-born, London-based designer has been using
Erdem: Ready-to-Wear SS21
One of the joys of this socially distanced, semi-digital London Fashion Week is getting one-on-one time with designers. Articulate, well-read and deft at storytelling, Erdem gives good appointment. In the elegant, downstairs salon of his Mayfair boutique, he talked about lockdown.
Victoria Beckham: Ready-to-Wear SS21
Victoria Beckham had a good lockdown. She loved being in the countryside with her family, wearing the same vintage jeans and simple T-shirt every day. As restrictions eased, she shuttled between her home in the Cotswolds and her studio in
10 Questions with Maximilian Davis Ahead of his Fashion East Debut
One of the best things about London Fashion Week each season is a brand new Fashion East line-up. The talent incubator – which has launched the careers of everyone from Kim Jones to Martine Rose – is celebrating its 20th
Simone Rocha: Ready-to-Wear SS21
Simone Rocha chose not to stage a full-on catwalk show, but she did have live models, arranged in socially distant formation at the Hauser Wirth art gallery. The audience – on strict time schedules designed to keep them separate –
Paria Farzaneh: Menswear SS21
Getting to the Paria Farzaneh show today was no easy feat. An overground, two tubes, another 35-minute train and a short mini-bus journey later, and we arrived at the luscious green fields of Missenden Farm, Amersham. You could say this
Art School: Ready-to-Wear SS21
Art School began as a riotous celebration of queer visibility. Graduating from Ravensbourne University in 2016, before joining Fashion East's MAN initiative for three seasons, designers Eden Loweth and Tom Barratt burst onto the scene with gender-bending, club kid fashions
Fashion East: Ready-to-Wear SS21
Nothing symbolises the energy, diversity and creativity of London more than Fashion East. In the time of Covid, a film replaced the much-anticipated fashion show with each of the four designers producing an individual short, but Fashion East’s designers still
Robyn Lynch: Menswear SS21
Robyn Lynch is an avid admirer of cycling gear, and has been ever since studying for her MA at the University of Westminster. "I am such a fan of the design and technicality. The pattern cutting to allow the form
Bethany Williams: Ready-to-Wear SS21
Earlier this year, London-based designer Bethany Williams was commissioned by Somerset House to make a flag for Earth Day. This was set to be a collaboration with the Magpie Project – a Newham-based organisation that works with children and mothers
Edward Crutchley: Ready-to-Wear SS21
Edward Crutchley makes the sorts of collections which make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck and the bows in your hair levitate above you. Quite literally. For SS21, the designer turned to on-going collaborator Stephen Jones, who
Matty Bovan: Ready-to-Wear SS21
Is there an age limit for national treasure status? Matty Bovan is making a serious case for the category to be extended to his generation. The ultra-creative, upcycling king is a champion of the Yorkshire's localism and craft. He was