From the softness of home interiors to the purity inspired by an ancient city: on the third day of London's most iconoclastic fashion week, the autumn/winter collections found inspiration in the classics, each in their own way, AFP reports.
One of the headliners of this London Fashion Week, the JW Anderson brand, presented outfits that looked like they were plucked from grandma's bedroom, made from soft, flowing knits, and complemented by curly grey wigs worn by some of the models who paraded around the huge sports hall at the Seymour Leisure Centre.
Oversized knit sweaters in cream or anthracite were followed by dresses made of sheer fabrics resembling twisted sheets, or tied with curtain cords, with dangling tassels.
Jonathan Anderson, a protégé of the LVMH group who is also artistic director of Spanish fashion house Loewe, is used to making a statement, and this season presented a muted, quirky universe.
Celebrity guests included actors Asa Butterfield and Ashley Park, known for their roles in hit TV shows Sex Education and Emily in Paris respectively, fashion icon Alexa Chung and actress Pom Klementieff from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.
For his show, which took place at the Hellenic Centre in London, designer Judon Choi took inspiration from a fresco with the patina of age on one of the walls of the ancient city of Pompeii, almost reduced to ash by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Like relics of the past, the models paraded to the mystical music of a grand piano placed in the center of the catwalk.
Modernity was not lacking, however, in the bare backs and asymmetrical shoulders, the transparent skirts studded with silver ornaments, the slit dresses with a studied cut, the aviator hoods and the dresses in fluid knits, silk and velvet, in the shades of the ancient city: anise, old rose, opaque white or cobalt.
The Korean-born designer, who studied womenswear in London, is known for his love of traditional garment-making techniques.
Earlier in the day, designer Emilia Wickstead, whose dresses are worn by Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, opened the show with a mix of glittering evening wear and formal suits.
Young designers from the "new generation", such as Connor Ives, followed, as did other names that have made a name for themselves, such as Shiney Gorey and the highly anticipated British-Turkish designer Dilara Findikoglu. / BGNES