Gwendoline Christie wore a creation by her longtime partner, designer Giles Deacon, for the opening night of “The Gilded Mischief” in London on Tuesday night.
The Emmy Award-nominated “Game of Thrones” alum styled Deacon’s “Regency Aperigon” stripe in shades of cream and muted gold. The voluminous coat carried a lightly militant aesthetic, with sharp lines running from the seams to the pockets and cuffs.
Buttons adorned either side of the lapel-like fixtures on the coat, while waist pockets with diagonal lines employed an edge of sartorial severity for the look. The actress also wore a color-complementary garment with a lavallière detailing at the base of the neckline. Her heels included a bow for an extra feminine touch.
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Deacon favored more subdued attire. The designer wore a muted pinstripe, single-breasted jacket, juxtaposed by a polka dot scarf and black turtleneck. Deacon’s look provided a striking juxtaposition to Christie’s “Regency”-inspired garb.
Deacon partnered with 160-year-old British design label Sanderson to craft interior pieces, including bustle bows and more, with the same stripe motif and nods to femininity featured in Christie’s attire. The opening showcase for the creations, held at London’s Soho House, saw Deacon go back into Sanderson’s archives, merging history with a newfound sense of modern playfulness.
The designer’s collaboration with Sanderson isn’t the first time Deacon has finessed British style sensibility. Known for his partnerships with British textile manufacturers, Deacon created a new series of tweeds for Purdey in July. Deacon serves as Purdey’s creative director.
“With a gregarious personality, he was a discerning man of great taste and considered a leading tweed aesthete of his time. He was a magnetic character, and this new tweed is his life — in color,” Deacon said of the Purdey tweeds.
Sanderon’s recent collaboration with Deacon is now live on the design label’s website. The partnership, per Sanderson’s official website, celebrates British eccentricity and elegance. “Our work with Giles Deacon has revealed a collection that delights in our floral legacy, with a nod to the utilitarian and historical that Giles explores in his own couture work.”