SIMPLICITY taken to the seas for SS18 as designer Margaret Howell merges her signature styles with nautical themes and natural colour scheming. Cuban collars and navy neck ties, the smart-casual silhouettes seen at the LFW show had a sharpness about their quality that feels forward-thinking as Howell presents styles appropriate for wearing day through to night. The gender fluid looks featuring oversized collars and wide-leg trousers are complimented with marine stripes and leather sandals that look to be inspired by the business districts of London and Scandinavian sophistication.
Making fashion entirely wearable is a quality Howell has in all of her designs, pressed fresh and defined. Trending tartan, long lime socks and stand-out duffer coats can be imagined worn by diverse demographics and this is key to her success. Howell may be repetitive, potentially predicable but why change what works? Clean-cut is certainly desirable in our decade and Margaret Howell is able to provide us with this gimmick-free.
by Joseph Furness
images courtesy of catwalking.com