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‘A layer of defiance’: Simone Rocha on how her ultra-feminine styles won over women - and men


The designer, whose show was a highlight of London fashion week, talks bows, Paul Mescal and how dressing like a trad wife isn’t always about conforming

Rocha’s clothes are sold in high-end stores such as Dover Street Market and Selfridges, and worn by actors on the red carpet – as well as fashion lovers with events to dress for. Anora’s Mikey Madison wore a red satin halter-neck gown to the London Critics’ Circle awards, while Harris chose a rose-decorated transparent coat from the brand for the premiere of Wicked. And nothing could feel more of-the-moment than the Academy awards ceremony, which takes place in Hollywood on Sunday amid a fractured political and social landscape, where the relationship between gender and power is in dangerous flux.

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