For his first collection at Hunter Original, creative director Alasdhair Willis got the quintessentially British wellie brand up to speed with fashion. This season he set out 'dazzle'. And by dazzle he meant the disruptive form of camouflage painting that the English Navy used during WW1 that made it difficult for enemy U-boats to calculate their course. This dazzle treatment, identifiable by its jagged monochrome stripes, was first invented by marine painter Norman Wilkinson, and more recently revisited by German artist Tobias Rehberger, whose dazzled HMS President is currently docked on London's River Thames. Willis clearly did some sightseeing over the summer, and so we jumped onboard, as all manner of underwater motifs floated across the sides of a digital 'over ground pool', stationed in the middle of Seymour Leisure Centre and conceived by visual artist Mat Maitland. As a Hunter submarine surfaced, the catwalk show opened with khaki striped shorts and boxy, button-through jackets, complete with Steve Zissou-style patch pocket shout-outs. However, it wasn't long before Willis threw pixelated prints into battle, dazzling his utility separates, which were peeping out from under clear plastic anoraks. As for those iconic wellies? The all-weather footwear reinvented itself as two-tone lace-ups, white rubber platforms and of course, Hunter-branded pool slides for summer.
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Remembering Frank Gehry, a titan of architecture and a brilliant human beingLong-time Wallpaper* contributor Michael Webb reflects on the legacy of the Los Angeles architect, who died today at age 96
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Lexus finally confirms the name of its all-electric LFA Concept supercarStill designated a design study, the Lexus LFA Concept should be the successor to the most unlikely of all 20th-century supercars
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King of cashmere Brunello Cucinelli on his new biographical docu-drama: ‘This is my testimony’Directed by Cinema Paradiso’s Giuseppe Tornatore, ‘Brunello: the Gracious Visionary’ premiered in cinematic fashion at Rome’s Cinecittà studios last night, charting the meteoric rise of the deep-thinking Italian designer
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‘Architect of glamour’ Antony Price makes a high-voltage return to the runway with 16ArlingtonFeaturing a runway debut from Lily Allen, the show saw legendary designer Antony Price – best known for outfitting Roxy Music in the 1980s – unite with 16Arlington’s Marco Capaldo on the sensual after-dark collection
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‘Dirty Looks’ at the Barbican explores how fashion designers have found beauty in dirt and decayFrom garments buried in River Thames mud to those torn, creased and stained, ‘Dirty Looks’ is a testament to how ‘creativity and new artistic practices can come out of decay’, its curators tell Dal Chodha
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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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London Fashion Week S/S 2023: Ahluwalia to Martine RoseThough slimmed-down, London Fashion Week nonetheless provided the moments of creative expression the city is known for – from Ahluwalia’s ode to Africa to Martine Rose’s much-anticipated runway return
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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
