LONDON'S LAST RESPECTS

This year, London Fashion Week coincided with the state funeral for the Queen. So how did designers respond? With poignant displays of love and respect

NATALIE HAMMOND

1 ERDEM In the cloisters of the British Museum, on the eve of the state funeral, Erdem brought his evocative and romantic sensibility to life. His triumph is to masterfully dive headfirst into the foreign lands of the past but always make it feel relevant now. The poignant poetry of the final looks – full-skirted dresses and black tulle veils – couldn’t have captured the mood more deftly. 2. 16 ARLINGTON Nobody knows better than 16Arlington’s Marco Capaldo – who lost his own partner in life and work last year, Kikka Cavenati – the soothing and strengthening power of creativity. For his second solo collection her influence was as prominent as ever. Capaldo was interested in ‘exploring what we like to call after-dark wear, in a way that felt different to…

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