Tag: London

“Pagan knights in shining armor. Layers on layers as a defense mechanism. Something knitty and cozy—the epitome of British craft.” Jonathan Anderson was in succinct mode when explaining the makings of his Fall menswear collection.

A glitchy track called “Channeltwo (Murderousdub)” by an outfit called Seekersinternational—which, on its Soundcloud page, proclaims to “champion the more introspective explorations of dub”—ricocheted around the room. The set mimicked the atrium of a could-be-anywhere, ’90s office building.

The presentation of Lou Dalton Fall/Winter 2017 in LFWM was a mythical artcrafted menswear collection. But what Dalton does, when it’s really good, rises above...

Christopher Shannon Menswear began in 2008, with a vision of moving British menswear on from its legacy of fine tailoring and a mission to create modern, relevant garments drawing on diverse references. The label is stocked by trend- leading stores around the world, such as Harvey Nichols, IT, Opening Ceremony, 10 Corso Como and Space Mue.

Patrick Grant had said pre-show this collection was inspired by the portraits of scarecrows by British photographer Peter Mitchell. Yet anyone anticipating a straw-strewn Savile Row interpretation of Worzel Gummidge had their hopes dashed. Grant is far too meticulous for that.

Katie Eary goes boogie woogie with retro menswear collection at London Fashion Week AW 2017