Osman Yousefzada: Ready-to-wear AW21
“The pandemic has given me space to pause, take stock and rebuild. Not in a capitalist, ‘I win, you lose,’ way. More with partnerships and collaborations,” says Osman Yousefzada. He has used lockdown to restructure, so that there’s, “human value
Miles George Daniel: Ready-to-wear AW21
In a year of total fashion flux, where the pressure on young designers to conform in order to survive is more intense than ever, Miles George Daniel is a beacon of hope. The Middlesex University grad is a balls-to-the-wall sort
Yuhan Wang: Ready-to-wear AW21
Yuhan Wang is rerooting nature with feminine ease, one intricate lace gown at a time. “I wanted to explore how time, space and spirit connect women together, and how nature is an ever-present teacher,” the emerging designer explains. For Wang,
Preen by Thornton Bregazzi: Ready-to-wear AW21
The couple behind Preen have an idyllic, pink cottage in the Suffolk countryside. Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi have spent most of the last year there with their kids – everyone working or schooling around the big kitchen table, swaddled
Art School: Ready-to-wear AW21
Over the course of the past twelve months, Eden Loweth's Art School has undergone a second coming. With Loweth's ex-partner and Art School's co-founder, Tom Barratt, exiting the brand, the now sole creative director has focused on moving the London-based
Molly Goddard: Ready-to-wear AW21
Molly Goddard is redefining comfort dressing, one hot pink flounce at a time. Her idea of it is, “something that is very special but you feel you can go and do anything in it.” For Goddard, it’s not so much
Vivienne Westwood: Ready-to-wear AW21
Some ideas are just too good to leave in the archive. Vivienne Westwood dug deep for AW21. She reached into her brilliant back catalogue, pulling out some of her best ideas and reinterpreting them for a new audience. From peep-hole
Matty Bovan: Ready-to-wear AW21
Gorging on texture, fabric and fantastical shapes, Matty Bovan has crafted his way out of the pandemic. The designer’s resilience and resourcefulness came to the fore, over the past 12 months. He lives and works at home in York, so
Edward Crutchley: Ready-to-wear AW21
It's grim up't North, well not according to Edward Crutchley. The London-based designer, who grew up in the Yorkshire Dales, hasn't been home for a year and countryside life has been on the brain. "Although I would never describe myself
Proenza Schouler: Ready-to-wear AW21
As we approach twelve months since the pandemic began, our relationship with fashion couldn't be more different than it was a year ago. We now seek comfort, familiarity. The boys at Proenza Schouler have spent over a decade in the
Collina Strada: Ready-to-wear AW21
Category is: ribbit couture. For autumn/winter 2021, green-minded Hillary Taymour – founder of New York label Collina Strada – transformed her creative community into a series of lovable creatures. Playwright Jeremy O. Harris, alongside models Jazzelle Zanaughtti and Aaron Philip,
Anna Sui: Ready-to-wear AW21
Like most of us currently living on planet Doom's Day, Anna Sui has her thoughts cast on the new world that will emerge post-pandemic. She's always been a designer who works with escapism at the forefront of her mind, and
Alaïa: Ready-to-Wear AW21
Strength and sensuality are the two opposing forces at the heart of the Alaïa brand. The designer brought them together to create a powerful aesthetic that endures. Each season, the studio team he built reinterpret his design language as part