Edward Crutchley went on a cultural — and religious — expedition for fall. “I was thinking about how different cultures look for spirituality and guidance from other places, and I was looking at “Journey to the West,” which is a Chinese tale of looking to India for Buddhism. I was also thinking about Western culture and the ancient Celtics.”
Crutchley continued to work with oversize silhouettes — for both men and women — in this sporty luxe range that felt clean and modern. He teamed with Emoji on prints — mixing people, animals and different shapes to create abstract patterns — and with Kopenhagen Fur’s ateliers. His earthy palette took in brown, khaki, blue, yellow, rust and black.
A male model wore a soft, cropped fur coat over a cream knit and silky, printed high-waisted trousers with a tapered leg. A silky top covered in an abstract print was paired with a brown Zoot suit, while on the sportier side, a white hoodie came with roomy khaki pants and a brown printed jacket. The spiritual element came through in the form of an ankle-length gown with full sleeves that resembled a monk’s robe.
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The designer also played with proportion on jackets and outerwear, adapting some of his silhouettes from last season by rounding out the shoulders on jackets and coats. A female model donned a rounded, oversize black bomber jacket and a long, flowing skirt that could easily catch the breezes on the westward journey to India.