Scene setting: Anya Hindmarch is renowned for her show-stopping and theatrical show sets – recent seasons have seen her unveil her collections against architectural snowscapes, or a titanic flashing Rubik’s cube. For S/S 2018, the designer worked with regular collaborators Inca Production on a suburban show set resembling a large residence. Modelled on the home next door to the brand’s creative director, the exterior was flanked with Anaglypta-inspired wallpaper, and as the show closed the roof was raised to reveal a large sparkling disco ball. With a set that echoed the seventies-inspired collection, it was easy to imagine the models sipping on Babycham and tucking into a prawn cocktail inside the house.
Mood board: Hindmarch looked to everyday seventies suburbia for inspiration. ‘That’s the one I know,’ Hindmarch said post-show. The collection featured clear plastic housecoats, chintzy prints, and leather accessories resembling retro Chesterfield sofas and puffy button top cushions. ‘I was playing with candlewick embroidery techniques, and jacquards seen on house coats,’ she explained. ‘It’s taken me six months to find a candlewick expert. It’s great to bring back that element of craft.’
Best in show: The designer’s penchant for wit was seen in her typically humorous accessories – bags, for instance, came with light-hearted motifs like blinking eyes and smiley faces. The standout design of her S/S 2018 show, however, was a metal clutch bag modelled on polystyrene takeaway boxes.
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Ten of the best track jackets for channelling a 1970s-meets-1990s coolAs a ‘Marty Supreme’ track jacket makes a bid for viral garment of 2025 – thanks to one Timothée Chalamet – the Wallpaper* style team selects ten of the best tracksuit and coach jackets for men and women, each encapsulating an easy, nostalgia-tinged elegance
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Eight questions for Bianca Censori, as she unveils her debut performanceBianca Censori has presented her first exhibition and performance, BIO POP, in Seoul, South Korea
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How to elevate a rental with minimal interventions? Charu Gandhi has nailed it with her London homeFocus on key spaces, work with inherited details, and go big on colour and texture, says Gandhi, an interior designer set on beautifying her tired rental
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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
