February 24, 2026 |
There was a slightly mischievous quality to the Oscar Ouyang show this season. The designer, who staged his second catwalk show, imagined his cast throwing a reckless party in the grand country homes of their parents. They wore masquerade masks designed by milliner Noel Stewart, some accented with antlers, walking amongst toppled chairs, empty wine glasses and hay bales. It was as if they had raided their dad’s wardrobes, wearing military jackets and fancy tweeds, pairing their outerwear finds with their own shredded jeans, oversized trapper hats and slouchy woollen trousers seemingly frosted in sequins.
Ouyang is a wizard when it comes to crafting great knitwear and this collection had loads of it. There were ace Fair Isles and turtle necks that had echoes of epaulettes built into the shoulders and looked as if they’d been mauled by moths. A lot of the tailoring was fashioned from a mix of Virgin wool and llama sourced from LVMH headstock, while slithers of wool found their way onto the pockets of cargos, trouser waistbands and the cuffs of jeans. Ouyang’s troupe were young, rebellious and looked superb.
Photography courtesy of Oscar Ouyang.
