Beauty is found in imperfection, so goes an old adage, which underpins the Fall/Winter 2022 Feng Chen Wang collection.

This season, the Chinese-born designer has been reflecting on that sense of never completing something, never being fully happy with it; of always starting, never stopping, and never finishing. But instead of resisting this feeling, Wang decided to embrace it – and build an entire collection around it.

Continuing to mine her Chinese heritage for inspiration, Wang looked first and foremost to bodiless laquerware, a craft that is native to her hometown of Fuzhou, in Fujian province. Having been practiced for over 700 years, the technique is widely considered one of the country’s most important forms of folk art, and is immediately recognizable for its unique appearance.

This season, the designer also introduces a new logo: a phoenix – which translates to ‘feng’ in Chinese, and is a symbol of luck. Appearing alongside the ‘FCW’ logo, this graphic features on jackets and jumpers, brooches and scarves.