Sometimes in the British capital, it is also very hot and consequently, the only thing you feel like doing is going to the beach. During the last edition of London Fashion Week, this was the case. Many thought about taking a getaway and some certainly did, but for those who decided to stay and had the chance to attend the Saul Nash show, this became their saviour, as the designer for a few minutes made those present there disconnect and take them to the seaside area that many dreamed of. As you can imagine, the set of Nash’s fashion show, held by the way at the ICA, was set on the beach and a large sand runway was installed.
On this runway, the 26 looks that made up Saul’s Spring 24 collection, entitled “Intersections”, appeared little by little. Minutes before it was unveiled, S.N. commented that the proposal looked towards the sea and open waters and that it was about the intersections between the cultures of his parents, since for your information his father is from Mauritius -where the designer recently travelled and where he was inspired to create this line- and his mother is from Guyana (Barbados).
From this trip, as mentioned above, came this relaxed proposal in which the water of the islands together with the music of the nation influenced a lot, as well as the discovery of the Indian part of his heritage that he consequently made, and the part of Caribbean culture in which he grew up before moving definitively to the United Kingdom.
London (UK) is the place where Saul has probably spent most of his time and even acquired most of his knowledge, as far as fashion is concerned. Fashion is a method of expression for Nash and a place to express his feelings, and he has been so fascinated by discovering his heritage that on several blue T-shirts (the same shade as the sea) he has created an abstract global map. See looks 6, 10, and 11 among others.
The map also appears printed on light jackets (in different colours) which at the same time is combined with another type of print, on the trousers, of the goddess of the river Ganges. The prints are over but not the trousers, which are also in a shorter version, sun-bleached tracksuit bottoms – typical of when you put a garment out to dry – and the odd swimming costume. Everything is very beachy and at the same time takes you to the sea, especially if you look at the fishy details or the sailor collars that some of the garments have, which could be worn in London after a day of swimming as well as in Mauritius or Guyana.
Check out the Saul Nash Spring 24 collection below:
