How The Fashion World Paid Homage To The Departing Queen

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From runways that are keeping a one-minute silence, to shows that are being designed to respect the departed Queen; there is a lot being done...


It started with the London Fashion Week finding itself on crossroads as the death of the last monarch and 'Queen Of Hearts' was announced. 

Shortly after the announcement, Burberry, the biggest name at the event and the holder of a royal warrant, cancelled its show, followed shortly after by Raf Simons. As a co-designer of Prada, and ex-Dior creative director, his presence had been something of a coup for the London event, and his departure coming so soon after Burberry suddenly threw the entire week into doubt.

Like the old saying goes' the show must go on' and so it did, but with a lot of changes being made around the day the Queen had to be buried. All events booked for the day of the funeral were hurriedly rescheduled, parties were cancelled, and guests were politely asked to refrain from publishing street-style images or anything too light-hearted, until after the funeral.

All juvenility was put under check. For smaller brands that couldn't afford a cancellation, it was better to improvise and pay their respective homage; and most did. 

On Thursday, during the event's teaser day before the main event started the day after, Daniel Fletcher led a minute's silence and gave a first look of a mourning suit and black armband.

The same day, Harris Reed, the darling of London, closed his show with a model clutching a posy of Lily of the Valley, reportedly the queen’s favourite flower, and a live performance from Adam Lambert singing Queens Who Wants to Live Forever.

On Friday, Poster Girl sent out a single Union Jack dress. While guests at Bora Asku also held a minute's silence before the show. The collection was a gentle nod to the monarchy, with its lightly military theme.

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