LFW SS25 | A Chin Wag With PHOEBE ENGLISH

The hearts are also reminiscent of monstera leaves and plant life. Though this was not part of the initial inspiration of the collection, it makes sense that the natural world could come into play. Our connection to each other is directly reflected by our connection to the earth. We are all beings of the planet, beings of love if we’re lucky and even luckier if we can share that lovingness with others…

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LFW SS25 | Meet The Designer: Mantle

Originally beginning their work four years ago, Mantle 2020 made their first London Fashion Week Debut on September 14th, 2024. Presenting their second capsule collection, the works are designed to be interchangeable and worn altogether. I spoke briefly with the Mantle 2020’s founder, lead designer, and all around one man show. We discussed the origins of the brand, the necessity in waiting, trusting the process and taking risks. Read below for a fuller image of the Mantle 2020, and its founder Dan Kallos…

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LFW SS25 | Masha Popova’s ‘Impulse’: Hot Mess Energy, Evolved

Masha Popova’s SS25 collection is a chaotic ode to growing up without growing out of being a hot mess, f*ck the pressure to have it all figured out (we certainly don’t) and this season’s designs isn’t shying away from slip-ups; instead it embraces them. From half-hanging out bras and boxers, straps falling down shoulders and stockings slipping left right and centre, all those unplanned, messy moments of early adulthood are translated into design and, as we’d say, for the plot…

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LFW SS25 | Live From The Front Row at Justin Cassin’s Menswear Show

Sitting front-row at Justin Cassin’s latest menswear show during London Fashion Week 2024, I found myself pondering on what it meant to be a creative. As I fidgeted with my belt, burrowing a new hole to make the fit just right, it hit me: creativity is about making things work for you and with my latest act, I’d qualified. Fashion, at its heart, is about DIY. It’s about resourcefulness, adaptation, and using whatever’s at your disposal to create something uniquely yours. This clicked for me while I watched Cassin’s innovative designs strut past. With an organic balance between modernist elegance and traditional structure, individuality was the star of the show…

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