Aaron Esh

The East London designer’s unstoppable rise has been something to behold over the last few seasons. The latest notch in his belt? Bringing his slickly subversive party boy sensibility to a British high street behemoth.

Get familiar with the snappers who are capturing the energy of new London.

This season, young designers were LFW’s beating heart, from Dilara’s Fındıkoğlu's Venus display, Jawara’s curious mind and Stefan Cooke’s much-loved womenswear. Burberry and Simone Rocha, meanwhile, pulled out all the stops.

For East End designer Aaron Esh, sartorialism runs in the family. Here, we delve into the images, spaces, screenshots and memories that form his working mood board.

We caught up with the designer on his SS23 collection, the modern man, and how he wants his frilly bomber jackets to be worn to Arsenal games, the pub and beyond.