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The British fashion label is set to relaunch its menswear collection with a 9-piece capsule collection at MatchesFashion.com.

At its core, the collection was a wardrobe of basics, but the designers abstracted each piece with clever pattern cutting and the out-of-focus styling played effectively with memory.

The organisation decided to “spread the benefit” of the prize to two labels this year.

Elongated lines, well-judged leather accents and arresting appliqué on some of the cuffs provided little novelty, but were wholly desirable.

Reacting to the challenges of the current economic climate and a fashion industry in a state of flux, London’s emerging designers are embracing a new sense of pragmatism.