Versace always taps the most influential models for its ready-to-wear fashion shows. The legendary Italian house opened its autumn/winter 2021 season with a film starring Irina Shayk, Bella Hadid, and Gigi Hadid who is back on the catwalk for the first time since becoming a mum. The new collection “Step Inside La Greca” is confident and slightly rebellious with an emphasis on the brand’s iconic Greca motif, subtle graffiti details, and a smaller, rounded silhouette for womenswear. “I have realised that this is the future, the new way of communicating collections,” Donatella Versace said in a press statement about the industry’s move towards digital fashion weeks. “Models are like actors, they bring the designs to life, just like when a performer po...
London Fashion Week showed us how much the characters of our favourite series are inspiring the way we want to dress. London’s autumn 2021 season is filled with members fit for a royal court — harlequin jesters, modern debutantes, and ballerinas who are also very badass. We scanned 13 of our favourite collections from London’s most influential designers and picked six fresh fashion trends for updating your autumn wardrobe. Bridgerton recently collaborated with the British Fashion Council, and the modern period drama’s fashion influence is just getting started. At London Fashion Week February 2021, we saw so many fabulous characters of court, from corset-wearing punk debutantes at Vivienne Westwood, to Nigerian eclectics at Tolu Coker, and ballerina-pink bustiers at Marque...
London-based fashion brand Self-Portrait tapped one of our favourite onscreen debutantes to front the brand’s gorgeous autumn/winter 2021 collection — Bridgerton‘s Phoebe Dynevor. The brand’s new collection features more casual pieces for the first time, including bouclé separates, ribbed dresses, and fuzzy sets for lounging at home, mixed in with Self-Portrait’s signature lace midi dresses and evening wear. “I was delighted and honoured that Han [Chong, the brand’s creative director,] chose me to work with him and such a talented team on his latest collection,” said Dynevor in a press statement. “I first spotted one of his dresses on a photoshoot and it was an instant love affair. Han’s collections for Self-Portrait have always been an...
Victoria Beckham presented its autumn/winter 2021 fashion show at London’s Hayward Gallery, located in the Southbank Centre on Saturday, 13 Feb. Continuing the brand’s theme of strong tailoring paired with delicate dresses, VB’s new collection is about dressing for comfort and protection in uncertain times. There’s a militant approach to Victoria Beckham autumn 2021, with the theme explored in a palette of navy, red, black, and white with oversize suiting and gold-embossed military-style buttons. The utilitarian theme is meant to complement our need for protection, while also channeling our longing for comfort — as seen in loose-fitting paper bag trousers and more fluid pieces that connect to the delicate side of the VB woman. The bold red and bright pinks of the co...
Danish fashion brand Ganni presented its Autumn/Winter 2021 collection as a livestream performance featuring three very cool women musicians — Zsela, Deb Never, and Coco O. The trio wore full looks from the brand while covering some of the creative director’s favourite songs mixed with their own material. The collection, titled Love Forever, is inspired by floral pieces worn by Princess Diana and angsty shades of ’90s slime green for channeling your inner main character. “It has something new to offer, but there is a fundamental Ganni DNA present throughout,” said Ganni Creative Director Ditte Reffstrup in a press statement. “It feels familiar in a good way, like meeting old friends.” Familiar is correct: when flipping through the vibrant and slightly no...