This collection took a deliberate step away from the whimsical touches we’ve come to expect—gone were the duck hats and hot water bottles, replaced by a sharper focus on practical, marketable pieces. The iconic Burberry trench coat elements—storm flaps, epaulettes, shoulder vents, Napoleon collars, and belts—were cleverly reimagined across various garments, from open-backed dresses to twinsets dotted with poppers, and cropped jackets with feathered collars.
The Marques'Almeida Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear collection took a bold dive into the past, pulling from 17th and 18th-century influences and reworking them with a modern twist. Unveiled at London Fashion Week, Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida looked to Baroque art and Dutch paintings, weaving this historical richness into the fabrics and details that made the collection stand out.
In 1982, Agnes Denes made headlines by planting a wheat field in downtown Manhattan. The image of her standing among the wheat, with skyscrapers towering behind her, still carries a powerful message. "Her work speaks to the industrialization and obsession with wealth, Wall Street’s dominance, and how everything seemed to be moving in one direction," Ilincic said before her show.
