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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lara Owen

‘Fashion has always felt out of reach’: What London Fashion Week is like without sight

Blind and low-vision guests touching Chet Lo garments for his autumn/winter 2026 collection (Madoka Takei/PA) -

During fashion month, collections are typically experienced through observing runways – the sweep of a silhouette, the glint of embellishment under lights, the choreography of models moving in sync with a soundtrack. But at Chet Lo’s latest show, the experience began long before the first look stepped onto the runway – and it began with touch.

Before the runway show, blind and low-vision guests were invited to take part in a “touch tour”, part of the Hair & Care programme founded in 2019 by hairstylist Anna Cofone.

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