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French Renaissance influences and harsh, dark details characterise a politically-driven AW21 collection. Contrastingly, though, the light could be nearer than we had hoped.

Knitting ain’t just for nans, and Alicia Robinson is proving it head on. A disruptor at heart, the designer draws from rebellious subcultures of Britain’s hazy past to create bold new statements, challenging common knitwear tropes in 2021.

The London skate brand is back with a selection of premium outdoorsy get-ups, perfect for spring. Bring on the sunshine.

Heads up: Instagram milliners Benny Andallo, Puer Deorum, Creature Featur3 and Ed Curtis are spearheading an outlandish headgear renaissance.

If, like us, you’re missing your local boozer, get this Great British Pub-inspired casualwear down your gullet instead. Fusing culture, community and pool, this brand is the fix you’ve been looking for.

This season, Virgil Abloh follows a stream of designers tapping into the digitally reliant world of today with a first-time co-ed collection feeling as present as ever.

The Latinx designer draws heavily on his Peruvian heritage to make clothes which call for higher visibility, representation and, above all, a good time.

Kim Jones’ debut Fendi couture show as creative director saw him merge British romanticism with the ornate origins of the Italian house, with deeply historical references feeling ever more contemporary.

With mass CCTV watching our every move, this emerging University of Westminster fashion student uses Google Maps to create fashion that toys with perception.

Jewellers like Clova Rae-Smith, Juanita Care, Joshua Myszczynski and Gabby Elan have sunk their teeth into the art of grill-making. As lockdown drags on, THE FACE explores how social media is changing the way we view mouth bling in 2021.

Wales Bonner, 1017 Alyx 9SM, Y/Project, Loewe, Hermès, GmbH, Dior, Isabel Marant, Louis Vuitton, JW Anderson and Prada.

The artistic director's AW21 Dior Men's collection hones in on the ceremony of the everyday. Think: extreme opulence with a flourish of subversion that explores the cross-pollination between fashion and art.

The French house’s AW21 menswear collection references the day-dreaming haze of, well, right now – when the closest we’ll get to freedom is bouncing wall-to-wall around our living rooms.

Virgil Abloh is unravelling the rules and regulations of Euro-centric, Western sartorial codes and questioning why we perceive people based on how they’re dressed. This season, for Abloh, is about creating a new vanguard – one that is bold, radical and inclusive.

Refresh, rewind, recall the joys of, well, anything besides whatever it is you’re doing now. Jonathan Anderson’s AW21 collection harks back to his early transgressive origins while refreshing the stale climate of now.

Founder and creative director Samuel Ross predicts a post-pandemic work-from-work outlook, and it’s as optimistic and liberating as we’d hoped. But, like our path to freedom, it’ll take some time to get there.

The LA-based designer and printmaker is concocting irresistible, vintage-style womenswear as an homage to her Korean-American heritage.

Titled “Possible Feelings”, the duo’s second collection zeroes in on tactility, sensuality and the physical and emotional way that clothes make us feel. All this, and long johns – soon to be the menswear piece of the season!

The London-based designer talks us through her first-of-its-kind audio-visual experience, taking viewers on a world tour that celebrates the “unremarkably intimate and radically strange”.

From ball bearing bras, to statement mini bags, this Parisian accessories designer has a vision as limitless and enticing as her big-name collaborator.

Last year, colourful, amorphous rings from jewellers La Manso, Bea Bongiasca, Beepy Bella and Blobb were spotted on celebs and Zoom calls alike. As the world remains under the thumb of a health crisis, THE FACE explores how outsider designers providing nonsensical escapism will continue to dominate in 2021.