As Lenin observed, “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” Perhaps a strange, yet relevant, reference to say that in fashion too, once in a while a look blazes through the industry’s firmaments like an asteroid and changes the face of contemporary fashion in an instant. Think Katharine Hamnett's 1983 slogan tees, Alexander ‘Lee’ McQueen's 1993 bumster, Nasir Mazhar's 2014 streetwear frenzy, Roksanda’s film featuring three generations of women in the 2020 lockdown. All these fashion moments continue to reverberate through fashion today, from runway to high street, impacting what we’ve worn and what we love. When reflecting on London Fashion Week’s 40th anniversary this September 2024, there are so many inspiring creatives who have brought iconic and game changing looks to life, weaving together different testimonies and perspectives to create a picture of the people and processes that changed fashion, globally, forever.
