The Great Fashion Reset
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The Great Fashion Reset

It’s fair to say that 2025 marked the year of an unprecedented shake-up in luxury fashion.
While changes in creative leadership are nothing new, an almost unbelievable fourteen creative director appointments across some of the biggest luxury fashion houses is far from business as usual. Fourteen houses. Fourteen new appointments. In 2025, luxury fashion didn’t just evolve, it reset.

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"Past, Present, Presence, and Pretend” at LFW: Simone Rocha AW25
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"Past, Present, Presence, and Pretend” at LFW: Simone Rocha AW25

Simone Rocha is swiftly cementing her place as a key fixture in the London Fashion Week line-up. Now, 15 years since the inception of her eponymous brand, her collections are imbued with a growing sense of personal connection and emotional resonance, often offering glimpses into different chapters of her life. A standout moment from past seasons was her captivating nod to Lughnasadh, the Irish harvest festival, which she wove into the Autumn/Winter '23 collection, drawing us into the rich folklore of Ireland. This season, Rocha revisits her teenage years, with the Autumn/Winter 2025 collection taking inspiration from her Dublin school days and the timeless fable of "The Tortoise and the Hare."

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NEWGEN Designer Sinéad O'Dwyer Sets the Stage for Inclusivity and Innovation at LFW: Sinéad O'Dwyer AW25 Review
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NEWGEN Designer Sinéad O'Dwyer Sets the Stage for Inclusivity and Innovation at LFW: Sinéad O'Dwyer AW25 Review

London Fashion Week is rapidly emerging as the hub for fashion sustainability and innovation, thanks in large part to designers like Sinéad O'Dwyer. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, O'Dwyer is no newcomer to the event, consistently using the platform to challenge industry norms. As part of the British Fashion Council's NEWGEN Programme, O'Dwyer made her debut at London Fashion Week in 2023 and has since secured a place on the schedule.

O'Dwyer's challenge to the fashion industry is embedded in the very DNA of her designs. I first encountered her work during the Spring/Summer 2025 showcase at Copenhagen Fashion Week, where her experimental approach to design and textile techniques immediately stood out. Her creations celebrated femme-identifying bodies of all shapes, sizes, and abilities—an inclusivity often missing in the industry.

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