Irish designers have their catwalk day at London Fashion Week

At just 29, Jonathan William Anderson is established as one of those designers that drags fashion forward.

The Magherafelt, Co Derry, native’s shows are directional: They never include anything you can identify elsewhere in the same season even as he divides his time between his eponymous brand and a creative directorship at Loewe, the Spanish luxury house.

His earthy autumn offering was inspired by “a woman from the land”. The monastic drapery left not a zip or button in sight, just the odd twist or fold. His midriff-baring tops were next-to-nothing knots paired with slim midi and maxi-skirts.