Mood board: Never has the natural world been more in the mind of the fashion industry, prompted perhaps in part by the broader news agenda. Just yesterday UK school children walked out of their classrooms to protest political inaction over climate change. For A/W 2019, Greek-born London-based designer Mary Katrantzou look to the Ioanian philosophy of Empedocles, who defined the elemental as earth, wind, fire and water. Her imaginative and extravagant collection transcended these states, and nodded to the glory of the natural world. Bright ruffle and ostrich feather dresses swathed models like floating clouds, capes featured panoramic landscapes in bold jacquard or sequined other worldly scenes, and tailored coats featured the contours of cracked earth.
Best in show: This was an ostentatious collection, abounding in colour, embellishment and froth. There were trails of airy organza and swathes of water droplet-like paillettes. A series of tailored coats offered a quieter take on the collection, and were imagined in colour-blocked houndstooth with gauzy ruffled boas.
Team work: On Friday, Jimmy Choo showcased it’s A/W 2019 collaboration with designer Ashley Williams. The shoes featured on Saturday’s catwalk too. Katrantzou’s footwear came courtesy of the brand, seen in zesty snakeskin boots and Mary Jane heels and strappy stilettos.
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Tyler Mitchell’s London show explores the figure of the Black Dandy, ‘imagining what else masculinity could look like’Originally part of a visual essay to accompany the Met’s ‘Superfine’ 2025 Costume Institute exhibition, ‘Portrait of the Modern Dandy’ goes on display at Gagosian Burlington Arcade in London this week
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Inside Louis Vuitton’s Murakami London pop-up, a colourful cartoon wonderland with one-of-a-kind caféWallpaper* takes a tour of the Louis Vuitton x Murakami pop-up in London’s Soho, which celebrates the launch of a new ‘re-edition’ accessories collection spanning the greatest hits from the Japanese artist’s long-running collaboration with the house
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Get to know Issey Miyake’s innovative A-POC ABLE line as it arrives in the UKAs A-POC ABLE Issey Miyake launches in London this week, designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae gives Wallpaper* the lowdown on the experimental Issey Miyake offshoot
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Discover these fashion brands at London Craft WeekDuring London Craft Week, fashion brands including Smythson, Bally and Serapian are hosting events across the capital
