The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
LONDON, United Kingdom — There is something pragmatic, humble even, about holding a catwalk show at nine on a Sunday morning. That's the allocated slot on the schedule for Margaret Howell: a time which actually fits the luxuriously low-key, tactile and decidedly outdoorsy aesthetic of the brand. You invariably picture the Margaret Howell woman gardening, or maybe just enjoying a lovely stroll in the park, dressed in clean, crumpled, slightly masculine separates. The colours she choses are muted; she's quite covered up.
The new collection was an iteration of the code, with the addition of metallic bows on shrunken cardigans and slight hints of sensuality, like glimpses of skin peeking throughout the garments. For the rest, it was business as usual.
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BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks and Imran Amed, BoF founder and editor-in-chief, look back at the key moments of fashion month, from Seán McGirr’s debut at Alexander McQueen to Chemena Kamali’s first collection for Chloé.
Anthony Vaccarello staged a surprise show to launch a collection of gorgeously languid men’s tailoring, writes Tim Blanks.
BoF’s editors pick the best shows of the Autumn/Winter 2024 season.