Erdem: Ready-To-Wear AW23
Are you in the mood for gothic Victoriana? Erdem is. He was Inspired by the renovations to his Bloomsbury townhouse which he discovered was a house for fallen women in the 19th Century.
JW Anderson: Ready-To-Wear AW23
What do you expect of a show when the invite is a line drawing of an erect penis? JW Anderson paid homage to the contemporary dance genius Michael Clark, whose work often intersects with fashion.
Christopher Kane: Ready-To-Wear AW23
Inspired by his mum, aunties and the working class heroines of his youth – housewives, cleaners, barmaids – Christopher Kane sent out contradictions of high glamour and its humble opposite.
Nensi Dojaka: Ready-To-Wear AW23
Nensi Dojaka continues to broaden her design repertoire with a sophistication and refinement that puts her beyond her years.
Robyn Lynch: Menswear AW23
If you’ve ever stumbled home through any city centre on St. Paddy’s Day, you’d have been inundated with shamrocks, leprechauns, and a swarm of Guinness harps. For her latest collection, menswear maven Robyn Lynch delved into the stereotypical insignias which
Roksanda: Ready-To-Wear AW23
It was an intimate affair for Roksanda’s AW23 show. The Serbian designer beckoned the fashion pack and her cult following from the art world to the hallowed halls of London’s Claridge's hotel
Conner Ives: Ready-To-Wear AW23
Conner Ives sought inspiration from Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 film Magnolia for his AW23 collection.
Richard Quinn: Ready-To-Wear AW23
It felt more like being on a sound stage for a golden age Hollywood musical than a fashion show, so transporting is the Richard Quinn experience.
Simone Rocha: Ready-To-Wear AW23
She weaves a rich and beautiful spell, Simone Rocha. She’s a storyteller and her shows strike an emotional chord. For AW23, she leant into her Irish heritage, exploring folk traditions and pre-Christian rituals particularly around Lughnasadh (or Lughnasa): the harvest
Matty Bovan: Ready-To-Wear AW23
Skipping the runway for a season and instead proposing a high-octane tableau vivant, Matty Bovan’s AW23 presentation was an elaborately layered evolution of his opus, made entirely by Bovan’s own hand.
16Arlington: Ready-To-Wear AW23
How do you take your coffee? With oat? Regular milk? Perhaps with a splash of seriously good fashun? Tired-eyed, latte-carrying fashion editors weren’t the only caffeinated beings at the 16Arlington show. A pool of coffee grounds formed the set for
Chet Lo: Ready-To-Wear AW23
Entitled Bioluminescence, Chet Lo’s AW23 show yesterday looked to the natural phenomena to catalyse his evolution both figuratively and literally. Animals use it to attack predators, lure prey and court mates; Chet Lo is using it to create a new world.