British artist Gary Hume worked on the set design for the show at London’s National Theatre. Daniel Lee invited him to create a set based on Bays’ landmark 1990 play. “When Daniel approached me to discuss collaborating, I was surprised that I even knew about Bays. It’s an honour to work with him on this show,” Hume shared before the show.
One of the first to appear on the catwalk was a model in a deconstructed dress, resembling a trench coat; the same idea was later continued with trousers with lots of patch pockets and zippers, layered collars and layered blouses. Over shiny fringed sequin dresses were worn coarse parkas and their shorter versions, whose hoods were decorated with feathers instead of fur, as we are used to. This series of looks was complemented by high-heeled sandals.
Daniel Lee also presented several variations on the bow-neck theme: we saw it on mini trench coats and blouses. This time, the neutral palette of beige, black and grey was refreshed not only with the brand’s signature check pattern, but also with pastel shades of pink, yellow and purple. And also a striped print that covered both individual elements (scarves, for example) and entire looks.
