Head Over Heels for London Resort Fashion Week 2023

You know the Mean Girl’s scene when the whole school is acting like ravenous animals pulling each other’s hair out? Well, that’s how we feel about the new resort looks shown in London this past week. Our heads are spinning from all of the amazing designs. You will never be lacking with these new looks for vacation and other plans.  

AGR

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Alicia Robinson, founder and creative director of AGR, is reinventing knitwear with her eccentric, eye-catching patterns this season. The vibrancy, the patterns, the cutouts, just everything is so absolutely on point. This collection is definitely out there, but it has this versatility to it that allows you to wear it anywhere.

Martine Rose

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Martine Rose, a cult favorite since 2007 has done it again. Her London show was convenient in representing her youth when growing up in South London while also debuting their Nike collaboration. The archway over the runway referenced memories of her past at her 14th birthday party at an underground club. However, the focus of this collection was also inspired by the gay community, sex clubs, and the melting pot of London. Her pieces emphasize eroticism and fetishism with her shape-shifting proportions. Exposed zippers, skin-tight shirts, and padlock belts were key components of the collection and brought us back to visualize past times in London. 

Robyn Lynch 

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With references to her Irish heritage, Robyn Lynch looked to her family’s wardrobe for inspiration. Working with Rapha and Columbia have also inspired Lynch to work with some high-end technical practices. Lynch incorporated unique textiles in her collection consisting of waterproof recycled nylon, distorted yarn to mimic Irish Aran knit, Irish linen for technical cargo pants, and many more pieces that were tailored to perfection. The color palette of the collection was quite apparent with its monochrome ensembles. The red, orange, yellow, brown, and gray colors came down the runway one after the next and and looked like the high-end sportswear we would least expect in the best way possible. 

Ahluwalia 

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Inspired by African textiles and patterns, Priya Ahluwalia selected a dreamy garden hidden in the city of London to present her latest collection, “Africa is Limitless”. The runway spanned across the garden with numerous vintage carpets. Ahluwalia studied 54 different cultures and countries in Africa and incorporated a mix of everything all in one collection. She touched on Nigerian Ankara fabric, Kenyan and Somali traditional draping, Indian saris, and Liberian head wraps. This was Ahluwalia’s love letter to her own African and Indian heritage and she could not have done it better. 

Yuzefi 

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Naza Yuzefi focused her collection around the juxtaposition of beauty and imperfection. The show took place in a grungy warehouse with neon club lights. It was an effortless aesthetic to display the silky halter tops, mini dresses, sculptural bags, and playful arm candy. A lot of the collection also consisted of metallics and satin to demonstrate opulence. This opulence came with sustainability while 80% of the collection was made from deadstock materials. Unstructured pieces with added detail were the epitome of looking put together but not quite. This further emphasizes how beauty and imperfection can merge to become something beautiful.