Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Luxury integrity

Day three of Fashion Week Men’s and Christopher Ræburn’s SS18 catwalk show is attracting attention as always, with a front row packed with VIP’s and the branding which once again emphasises the R’s:  REMADE, REDUCED, RECYCLED. After all, sustainable intelligence is at the core of the British brand know for creating luxury with integrity, through innovative designs and brilliant collaborations every season.

London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
Sustainable intelligence – Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Photograph: Catwalking

This season the designer brings both menswear and womenswear together taking  inspiration from the book ‘The Long Walk’ by Slavomir Rawicz; an epic story of adventure and survival tracing a journey from Siberia to India traversing the Gobi Desert to the rocky extremes of the Himalaya’s. The collection presents unisex tulles, parachute and outerwear pieces through the use of unique and pioneering materials including pre-flown kites in collaboration with EXKITE for their kite and parachute material. Ræburn experiments by deconstructing pre-flown kites and then intelligently reconstructing them into extraordinary macs, anoraks and jersey: each piece crafted in the brand’s East London studio and underpinned with authentic detailing and considered thinking. Another new collaboration this season is with footwear brand Palladium. In keeping with the spirit of adventure, the two brands have worked closely together to explore a series of functional and innovative footwear. Constructed using high quality sustainable materials including recycled rubber, recycled PET coated leather and organic cotton, the shoes replicate the advanced performance qualities visible throughout the collection.

Colour palette is mostly of orange, grey and camo print in a display of reworked fabrics all reconstructed for the collection. REMADE highlights include German wind ponchos made from cooling cotton, reworked into lightweight contemporary parkas offering protection from the sun. all garments are designed to confront extreme weather conditions bringing a light, airy and summery feel through sheer fabrics with pieces that are protective, technical and at the same time functional.

London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
Extraordinary macs – Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Photograph: Catwalking
London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
Protection from the sun -Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Photograph: Catwalking
London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
Bringing menswear and womenswear together- Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Photograph: Catwalking
London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
Colour palette is mostly of orange – Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Photograph: Catwalking
London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
A collection inspired by ‘The Long Walk’ by Slavomir Rawicz – Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Photograph: Catwalking
London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
Airy and summery feel through sheer fabrics – Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Photograph: Catwalking
London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
REMADE, REDUCED, RECYCLED – Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Photograph: Catwalking
London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
A collaboration with Palladium created functional and innovative footwear – Christopher Ræburn SS18 – Photograph: Catwalking
London Fashion Week Men's Christopher Ræburn SS18
Designer Christopher Ræburn – London Fashion Week Men’s SS18. Photograph: Catwalking