Jonathan Saunders A/W 2014

One model with a black and grey coat, one with a brown, cream, and grey coat, with people in the background

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

last updated 18 July 2022

For Jonathan Saunders' Winter outing, we followed the yellow brick road all the way to the Tate Britain. Once inside, we were greeted with a whirlwind tour of puff-sleeved princess coats, their shoulders so exaggerated that they cast a dramatic shadow over the proceedings. Underneath, Saunders' diagonal, candy striper column dresses came bottomed out with sparkly Dorothy-style pointed pumps. Was a house about to fall from the heavens? With their slicked back hair and pink-rimmed eyes, Saunders' girls seemed to grace us from a fairy-tale. Almost as though a wicked wind had whipped through the gallery's main hall, peacoats blew down the runway completely turned inside out, their taped seams showcasing more linear design detailing. Also in flux were the designer's patch-worked glitter lace dresses, which later turned skew-if, as looks were plastered with square swatches, although this time in an entirely haphazard fashion. But all told, it was a strangeness to be very much admired.

Four models wearing tan, grey and red outfits in patchwork designs

Four models - one in a red and white dress, one in a white striped dress, one in a red chequered dress and one in a brown quilted coat

Side-on view of a woman wearing a fluffy, white gilet

One image of a woman in a black and brown dress in front of a woman in a grey coat, and one image of a woman in a red coat and brown skirt in front of a woman wearing a patchwork dress