The spirit of London Fashion Week is known to be more than a little rebellious. Though that spirit can translate to style that reflects the city’s relationship with rock music, it is also exemplified in other ways on and off the runways.
If the collections shown this month at fashion week, which ended on Monday, are any indication, a lot of tulle, pleating and women’s suiting is in store for the near future. As is pink, which appeared on the runways at Burberry, in the forms of a full suit and a tight cropped jacket, and at Chopova Lowena, in the form of, among other things, a hot-pink-and-black-striped matching set worn beneath a cat-print coat with pointy ears on the hood.
The streets were peppered with different iterations of pleated skirts, with lengths that ran from mini to long. Feathered looks were another recurring motif, as was the layering of ruffles, which gave certain ensembles the flavor of sweet baked goods.
Simbarashe Cha is a Times photographer and visual columnist documenting style and fashion around the world.
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