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HOT Jethro Tull Living In The Past Retro Hawaiian Shirt . One of the hottest emerging talents at London Fashion Week has to be Tolu Coker, a West London-born, British-Nigerian designer and multi-disciplinary artist who is part of the British Fashion Council’s NewGen programme.Coker, a graduate of Central Saint Martins, acquired experience in the design studios of J.W. Anderson, Maison Margiela and Celine before launching her namesake brand in 2018. No stranger to LFW, Coker made her debut in AW19 as the winner of the Fashion Scout Merit Award, an accolade that has kickstarted the careers of designers including Eudon Choi, Phoebe English, and David Koma.Her work has a vintage and joyful sensibility, which celebrates her heritage as well as her sustainable approach to design, utilising upcycled, deadstock and reclaimed materials, and her SS25 collection was no different.Coker invited her guests into a world built on personal and collective memories, transforming the show space into a British-Nigerian living room, paying homage to her late father Kayode Coker’s photography, and even decorating the walls with 60s-inspired wallpaper projections and offering up mid-century furniture as seating, for an immersive experience into the intimacy of the family home.

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HOT Jethro Tull Living In The Past Retro Hawaiian Shirt . The setting provided the perfect backdrop for her collection named ‘Olapeju’, a female name of Yoruba origin translating to ‘where wealth gathers,’ and that of Coker’s mother, the muse of this season, and a look back at the migrant communities in London in the late 60s and early 70s, which acted as a starting point for the collection.This translated into a narrative of cultural fusion, identity, and community, with timeless and versatile pieces coming down the catwalk emphasising sharply tailored silhouettes, high cinched waists, equestrian-inspired jackets and jodhpurs-style balloon-hem trousers. The retro-infused aesthetic continued with 60s A-line forms, exaggerated collars, and shortened hemlines, with matching co-ord sets, hats and shoes taking centre stage to reflect the influence of top-to-toe dressing.Sustainability was highlighted with upcycled and deadstock leathers, reclaimed satins with bold 70s-inspired prints, and the brand’s signature upcycled denim houndstooth jacquards, now washed in soft spring pastels. The collection also reaffirms Coker’s commitment to heirloom fashion with garments from previous seasons intricately woven into the catwalk styling, underscoring the importance of extending the lifespan of clothing by revisiting and reimagining existing wardrobes rather than discarding them with the next trend cycle.This season also included a collaboration with Manolo Blahnik, including three new boot styles designed by Coker, which reimagine the luxury footwear brand’s heritage and equestrian codes from the legacy of the Westway Stables whilst utilising offcuts of deadstock leather from the collection.