For his first collection at Hunter Original, creative director Alasdhair Willis got the quintessentially British wellie brand up to speed with fashion. This season he set out 'dazzle'. And by dazzle he meant the disruptive form of camouflage painting that the English Navy used during WW1 that made it difficult for enemy U-boats to calculate their course. This dazzle treatment, identifiable by its jagged monochrome stripes, was first invented by marine painter Norman Wilkinson, and more recently revisited by German artist Tobias Rehberger, whose dazzled HMS President is currently docked on London's River Thames. Willis clearly did some sightseeing over the summer, and so we jumped onboard, as all manner of underwater motifs floated across the sides of a digital 'over ground pool', stationed in the middle of Seymour Leisure Centre and conceived by visual artist Mat Maitland. As a Hunter submarine surfaced, the catwalk show opened with khaki striped shorts and boxy, button-through jackets, complete with Steve Zissou-style patch pocket shout-outs. However, it wasn't long before Willis threw pixelated prints into battle, dazzling his utility separates, which were peeping out from under clear plastic anoraks. As for those iconic wellies? The all-weather footwear reinvented itself as two-tone lace-ups, white rubber platforms and of course, Hunter-branded pool slides for summer.
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Warp Records announces its first event in over a decade at the Barbican‘A Warp Happening,' landing 14 June, is guaranteed to be an epic day out
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Cure your ‘beauty burnout’ with Kindred Black’s artisanal glasswareDoes a cure for ‘beauty burnout’ lie in bespoke design? The founders of Kindred Black think so. Here, they talk Wallpaper* through the brand’s latest made-to-order venture
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The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt will be shown at Tate ModernThe 42-panel quilt, which commemorates those affected by HIV and AIDS, will be displayed in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in June 2025
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Inside Louis Vuitton’s Murakami London pop-up, a colourful cartoon wonderland with one-of-a-kind caféWallpaper* takes a tour of the Louis Vuitton x Murakami pop-up in London’s Soho, which celebrates the launch of a new ‘re-edition’ accessories collection spanning the greatest hits from the Japanese artist’s long-running collaboration with the house
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Get to know Issey Miyake’s innovative A-POC ABLE line as it arrives in the UKAs A-POC ABLE Issey Miyake launches in London this week, designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae gives Wallpaper* the lowdown on the experimental Issey Miyake offshoot
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London Fashion Week S/S 2023: Ahluwalia to Martine RoseThough slimmed-down, London Fashion Week nonetheless provided the moments of creative expression the city is known for – from Ahluwalia’s ode to Africa to Martine Rose’s much-anticipated runway return
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Discover these fashion brands at London Craft WeekDuring London Craft Week, fashion brands including Smythson, Bally and Serapian are hosting events across the capital
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V&A spotlights the sartorial and social significance of the kimonoFor the latest endeavour of London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk explores the evolution of the iconic Japanese garment
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