M a g a z i n e: Margaret Howell Autumn/Winter 2012 London Fashion Week

19 February 2012

Margaret Howell Autumn/Winter 2012 London Fashion Week

Designer name: Margaret Howell
Origin: Surrey, England.
Career highlight: “The move to Wigmore Street in 2002 provided the opportunity to endorse a personal choice of British design, through exhibitions and retailing both vintage and new products alongside the women’s and men’s clothing collections.”
Design signatures: “Enduring quality, contemporary clothes for men and women.”
How would you describe the Margaret Howell woman?
“Independent and discerning.”
Trademark pieces: “White cotton shirt, gabardine raincoat, unstructured tweed jacket and flat leather lace-up shoe.”
Three autumn/winter 2012 inspirations: “Frozen English landscape, Shetland wool and traditional fabrics with modern constructions.”
What does 2012 hold for your brand?
“The opening of the first European standalone MHL shop in Shoreditch, East London this spring.”
Where do you go in London to seek artistic inspiration?
“I am an outdoor person and my day never starts until I have done some activity in the open air – walking, cycling or at best a swim. I share my life between London and Suffolk and after a swim in the North Sea, sitting on a deserted shingle beach under the broad sky and with the sound of the waves, I gather my thoughts.”