Nicol & Ford

Comet reworked Regency dress through the Great Comet of 1811 and the literary world surrounding War and Peace. Volume, corsetry, pinstripe tailoring, silk yoryu and sheer layers opened historical silhouettes for a cast spanning bodies and gender identities, using period structure as a starting point for contemporary fit.

Miguel Urbina Tan styled the runway, Fetu Taku directed movement, Jonny Seymour created the music and Hugh O’Connor developed production design. Matea Gluščević’s footwear, Phoebe Hyles’s jewellery and millinery, J. R. Harvey’s leather goods and Tobias Sangkuhl’s hardware gave the collection a fully integrated maker network. The slow movement and spatial production turned Gallery III into an immersive environment without losing the precision of the clothes.