Max Mara: Ready-to-Wear SS19
They say history belongs to the victors, actually it belongs to the writers and for millennia they’ve been men, telling stories and relating history from a male perspective. Max Mara’s Ian Griffiths called for a readjustment using as inspiration the
NO.21: Ready-to-Wear SS19
Alessandro Dell'Acqua always had a soft spot for cool girls who like to stay up late. His Numero Ventuno collection was an ode to them. There’s always an element of nostalgia in his work - this time the nineties New York of
JIL SANDER: READY-TO-WEAR SS19
The Jil Sander woman gravitates towards clothes rooted in a monastic minimalism. This season husband and wife designers Lucie Meier and Luke Meier added the functionality of uniforms into that pared down mix. The opening look, a leather tunic and wide trousers in soft,
Byblos: Ready-to-wear SS19
And it’s back! Milan Fashion Week just opened with a fabulous new chapter – the relaunch of Byblos. And the classic Italian brand is classic no more. Presenting their Technotronic look of the future as the vision for SS19, the
Richard Quinn: Ready-to-wear SS19
How do you top The Queen? Richard Quinn didn’t have HRH in his front row this season but he did invite GCSE students from his old high schools and St Martins. The designer was making an important point about the
Simone Rocha: Ready-to-Wear SS19
Simone Rocha is one of those designers whose collections we get excited about seeing each season, no matter what else is happening on the schedule. In only eight years of running her brand, Simone succeeded in creating the kind of enthusiasm
MM6 Maison Margiela: Ready-to-Wear SS19
Making just visually interesting clothes isn’t good enough no more. The wave of bigger, social change doesn’t seem to be coming down anytime soon, and the team at MM6 Maison Margiela know it. With access to an archive of one
House of Holland: Ready-to-Wear SS19
Henry Holland doesn’t imagine some world far away, where skies are blue and lands are covered in flowers. The House of Holland is actually just down the street from yours. The girls living there are young professionals on the go,
Chalayan: Ready-to-Wear SS19
Cultural tendencies took over the world of the Chalayan woman for SS19. She is a world traveller with years of experiences, and wherever she goes – there’s an element of her experience she takes back home. But when we say
Preen by Thornton Bregazzi: Ready-to-Wear SS19
Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi are not people of many words. They are well-known they for forgoing show notes and instead serving us their reading list that inspired the collections. This season was no different. A piece of paper with
Victoria, Victoria Beckham: Ready-to-Wear SS19
Victoria Beckham greeted guests at her Victoria, Victoria Beckham presentation in a tongue-in-cheek t-shirt that read "SMILE" in bold red letters, and her collection certainly left a smile on our faces. For Ten’s favourite ex-spice girl’s triumphant first season in
Nabil Nayal: Ready-to-Wear SS19
We love a good royal-themed collection here at Ten Towes. And that’s exactly what Nabil Nayal’s London Fashion Week debut was. Nabil is currently studying for a doctorate in Elizabethan dress, and so it showed. The beautiful craftsmanship reminiscent of
Burberry: Ready-to-Wear SS19
And so to Vauxhall, where the assembled fashion massive, stepped out of a bright afternoon into the dark Burberry catwalk maze lined with blonde velvet banquettes. Guests fumbled for their seats, (thank God for the iPhone torch setting), as the
David Koma: Ready-to-Wear SS19
Guests found a moment of sanctuary from the glaring September sun within the serene, limestone floored St George’s Bloomsbury. For SS19 David Koma located his collection within the cinematic cosmos of Pedro Almodóvar, with specific reference to the atmospheric moods
Christopher Kane: Ready-to-Wear SS19
There’s always a porthole into “the now” in a Christopher Kane show; the designer is one of fashion’s super-observers. A man with an eye on who we are and how we live. For Spring Kane looked to the pedestrian and everyday;