Initial reaction:
Packing for a writer’s retreat.
Oh boy:
Tousled hair and schoolboy skinny ties drew comparisons to those awkward, melancholic teenage boys in school with Oscar Wilde obsessions and literary dreams.
How they wore it:
Slightly slack blazers with regulation black boots, shirts untucked and topped with a bucket hat. Roll necks and collarless shirts the uniform of would-be philosophers.
Design codes:
Howell’s work wear aesthetic appeared in duffle coats and hooded jackets, coupled with the English gentlemen vibe of tweed suits. Her favoured palette of navy, cream and black remained true.
Soundtrack:
Talking Heads “Road to Nowhere”
 backstage at Margaret Howell Menswear AW14)
