BEAUTY: Clothing--Denzil Patrick

For London Fashion Week, Denzil Patrick designer Daniel Gayle showed a collection only for the second time in his own hometown. Launched three years ago by Gayle along with his husband James Bosley who is also Artistic Director of the brand, Denzil Patrick has carved out a place in the industry. The pair like to play with British elements of fashion (see their British Navy-inspired SS '25 collection here), but also to deconstruct and then reassemble pieces of traditional masculine garments.

So for this Fall-Winter '25-'26 collection, they looked to the world of motocross through a Medieval lens, and the resulting Romantic, swashbuckling presentation ended up looking like a modern staging of Romeo and Juliet, with pieces that evoked padded and slashed Elizabethan jackets. Breastplates and aiguillettes (ornamental braided cord often found on military uniforms) helped this look along. And the motocross reference blended in well too: the pattern of the traditional checkered flag from the racing world felt like it was a leftover from Tudor England--the collection was entitled "Everyday Majesty" after all!

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BEAUTY: Clothing--Denzil Patrick

London Fashion Week wrapped yesterday, and with a paltry three catwalk presentations, it hardly seems worth it. But for one of those three shows, Denzil Patrick designer Daniel Gayle showed a collection for the first time in his own hometown. Launched by Gayle three years ago, the brand is certainly on the rise and this Spring Summer '25 collection proved it.

Obvious inspiration came from the British Navy with elements from uniforms like cargo pockets on shirts and square-cut jackets on display. Aiguillettes (cords and shoulder braiding, often of gold bullion found on military uniforms) were worn as jewelry (necklaces) or accessories (keychains at a belt loop). And to cap it off, models carried props of bugles and horns referencing a military marching band. The subtle interpretation of this inspiration makes the collection completely wearable, especially with the banner design of "London Belongs To Me" emblazoned on pieces. All this came in yummy spring colors like sky blue and peach.

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