What Will The World Wear After COVID-19? A/W 21 Womenswear Round-Up

Forced to abandon the traditional runway show, the fashion industry has experienced near irreversible change over the past 12 months. This season, designers engaged in a renewed relationship with clothes as they looked to post-lockdown dressing. Marked by the overarching theme of re-emergence, designers were looking at protection, dressing up and time travel. Here, content editor Calum Knight and features editor Hetty Mahlich review the A/W 21 womenswear season, covering the key themes which defined the Paris, Milan and London shows. The bodysuit reigned supreme at Prada, Miu Miu and Rick Owens, as a distinct awareness of the self trickled into Matthew Williams's assertive debut runway show for Givenchy. Halpern, Moschino and Kim Jones at Fendi were optimistic for post-pandemic dressing up, whilst Louis Vuitton and Kiko Kostadinov made a case for female empowerment in a new dimension. Meanwhile, other designers came back down to earth and found safety in their brand DNA; Marine Serre and Chanel being case in point. Finding solidarity with other parts of the creative industry hit hard by the pandemic, Dries Van Noten and Valentino offered moving presentations within closed theatre spaces, reminding us of the human connections we miss so much. Explore all of the shows alongside in-depth fashion analysis on SHOWstudio.com Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fa