Next Wave: Meet Fashion’s Most Eclectic Vanguard

Meet fashion’s most eclectic vanguard showcasing revolutionary silhouettes and unusual textiles.

  • Author: Ellie Beeck
  • Fashion: Anna Trevelyan
  • Photography: Conor Cunningham
  • Makeup: Porsche Poon Hair: Ryo Narushima (Saint Luke Artists) Model: Georgia Palmer (Kate Moss Agency) Producer: James Gear (The Production Factory) Digital technician: Alex Brunacci Lighting assistant: Kiran Mane Stylist assistant: Kit Rimmer Production Coordinator: Eliot Brittain (The Production Factory) Location: Big Sky Studios London

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New season, new fantasies. The next wave of fashion all about pushing limits, and these six designers do just that. From their daring headpieces to playful experimentations with color and texture, the new vanguard of designers are taking fashion in a bold direction, down the path first explored by Off-White’s Virgil Abloh. Continuing along Abloh’s journey are his imaginative Off-White, sustainable trendsetter Kevin Germanier, fluid storyteller Harris Reed, surrealist Jonathan Anderson, textile explorer Richard Quinn, and couture enchantress Miss Sohee. Each designer is a true visionary, and their work brings fashion’s wildest fantasies to life.

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BALENCIAGA BY DEMNA: THE GEORGIAN GREAT

Georgia wears dress, shoes Balenciaga Glasses Burberry Earrings Chopard

GERMANIER: THE SUSTAINABLE SCIENTIST

 

Clothes and shoes Germanier Jewelry Cartier Bag Clio Peppiatt Hat Le Roni On lips Nars Afterglow Lip Shine in Broken Glass

 

Clothes and shoes Germanier Jewelry Cartier Bag Clio Peppiatt Hat Le Roni
Clothes and shoes Germanier Jewelry Cartier Bag Clio Peppiatt Hat Le Roni

 

 

 

HARRIS REED: THE NEW ENGLISH ECCENTRIC

Trousers, shoes and hat, Harris Reed. Headpiece, Christian Stone. Earrings, Shaun Leane. Gloves, Paula Rowan.
Trousers, shoes and hat, Harris Reed. Headpiece, Christian Stone. Earrings, Shaun Leane. Gloves, Paula Rowan.

 

LOEWE BY JONATHAN ANDERSON: DRIVING FORCE BEHIND SURREALISM

Dress, Loewe. Earrings, Simon Harrison. Shoes, Casadei

 

RICHARD QUINN: LONDON’S LOUDEST INNOVATOR

Dress and hat, Richard Quinn. Boots, Ancuta Sarca. Earrings, Germanier x Roussey Bow Clo de Vila. Gloves, Miss Sohee.

 

OFF-WHITE BY VIRGIL ABLOH: THE BLUEPRINT OF IMAGINATION

Hooded top and ballgown skirt Off-White Earrings Rosie Grace Ward
Hooded top and ballgown skirt Off-White Earrings Rosie Grace Ward

 

MISS SOHEE: CONTEMPORARY COUTURIER

Dress, Miss Sohee. Gloves, Miscreants. Earrings, Hugo Kreit. Necklace and rings, Swarovski. Shoes, Giuseppe Zanotti.

 

GCDS By Giuliano Calza: The Prince of Italian Streetwear

All clothing GCDS, boots Chet Lo
All clothing GCDS, boots Chet Lo

 

Area by Piotrek Panszczyk & Beckett Fogg: The Masterminds of New Age Avant-Garde

Crystal and feather jumpsuit Area Couture Shoes Gianvito Rossi Earrings Swarovski
Crystal and feather jumpsuit Area Couture Shoes Gianvito Rossi Earrings Swarovski

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