The London Runways Come Alive

From left, Aquascutum, Nicole Farhi, and Todd Lynn.Photos: Imaxtree
• The geometric shapes and bright colors, especially one bright-blue coat at Aquascutum, happily remind us of Willy Wonka's factory.
• Betty Jackson also used bright colors but cleverly concealed buttons.
• Just a hunch, but people would hate you if you wore the Basso and Brooke stuff on the subway.
• Nicole Farhi, on the other hand, is so subway-friendly that we'd probably wear her stuff for our commute to the office.
• Todd Lynn proved that high-waisted pants look really silly on dudes.
• Jens Laugesen managed to make Star Trek–y suits seem sorta badass.
• Marios Schwab got scissor happy; the man can sew a damn good ruffle barnacle.

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