British Ɛkstravaganza: Bɔri Ɔtɔm-Winter 2024

Fɔ in tɔd kɔleshiɔn fɔ Bɔri, Daniɛl Li kɔntinyu fɔ fɛn di quintessential British kɔd ɛn taupes.

Fɔ nɛks ɔtom, Daniɛl Li pripia fɔ wi wan wodrɔb we gɛt kɔzy knit wit fring, we lɔng ɔlmost tɔch di flo lɛda, kilt ɛn plet skit (wit chɛk insay, fɔ tru), we mach wit kul V-nɛk sweta dɛn. Wan big stayl trik, som of Lee’s models bin de wear chek skaf fo dia ed, and dem bin rili luk laik British futbol fans. Leta, bakstej Li se na nod bak to di layt Kwin Ɛlizabɛt II, we bin fambul fɔ lɛk fɔ kɔba in ia wit skɔf, we i bin de waka wit in kɔgis na in fav Balmɔral Kastɛl na Skɔtland.

Wan ɔda British aykɔn bin de na di sawnd trak: Daniɛl Li bin pik in fav hit dɛn frɔm Amy Winehouse (tink, “Yu No se a nɔ Gud”, “Back to Black” ɛn “Half Time”). In kast bin quintessentially British, bak. Veteran model Agyness Deyn opin di sho insay wan grey wul trench, dɔn Lily Cole (in luk wit di rɛd skaf ɛn cuissard ay but na bin sho-stɔp), Lily Donaldson, Karen Elson ɛn Naomi Campbell, we bin mach fayn fayn wan insay wan spaklin krochɛt ivintɛm gɔn we gɛt di kɔlɔ we gɛt mɔs we go kɔst bɔku mɔni. Us ɔda sɔprayz dɛn we Daniɛl Li bin gɛt na stok fɔ wi? Nɔbɔdi nɔ bin fɔ dɔn tink se Maya Wigram, we na Fibi Filo in gyal pikin, go lɔk di sho wit lɛda jakit ɛn kilt, i ol blak ambɔla na in an.

Baks stej, wan pan di jɔnalist dɛn aks Daniɛl Li wetin i bin fɛn di wan we chalenj pas ɔl bɔt di British brand. “Di swɛ ɛn bak di fayn fayn tin we Bɔri gɛt,” Li ansa. “I de apil to so brayt kros-sekshon of pipul. Bɔt we yu de tray fɔ mek ɔlman gladi yu kin dɔn fɔ mek nɔbɔdi nɔ gladi. As dizayn, yu fɔ gɛt pɔynt fɔ si . Yu nɔ go ebul fɔ mek simpul trench kot sote go.” Bɔt, wetin yu go du if yu klaynt dɛn stil waka insay yu boutique fɔ luk fɔ am?

We wi bin de kɔmɔt na di sho spɛs, pɔsin bin de wɔnda if Daniɛl Li in Bɔri kin rili fɛn in kɔstɔma afta tri sizin, as di faynɛns ripɔt dɛn stil nɔ de as gud as wi bin de op, ɛn nyuz de rawnd se dɛn dɔn ɔlrɛdi pul di British disayna. So yu tink se Daniɛl Li go de fɔ sɔm sizin na di UK ɔ di fashɔn mɛri-go-raun go kɛr am bak na Kɔntinɛntal Yurop?

Tru to in tradishɔn fɔ sho na do ɛn go waka rawnd di big big pak dɛm na Lɔndɔn, Daniɛl Lee bin stej in tɔd sho fɔ di aykɔnik British os insay wan big tɛnt, we dɛn bin instɔl na Is Lɔndɔn in Viktoria Pak. “Wi bin want fɔ mek pipul dɛn no bɔt di ɔdasay insay di sho spɛs sɛf. A bin want am fɔ fil lɛk fɔrɛst na nɛt”, di disayna ɛksplen insay in sho not dɛn. Wɛl, wit mɔdel dɛn we de waka na di grɛn kap, i bin rili tan lɛk di ɔdasay.

“Bɔbɛri aykɔn dɛn de evolv tru shep ɛn klos, we de mek pɔsin fil wam, protɛkshɔn ɛn ɔdasay fayn fayn wan. Inspɛkt frɔm di land skay ɛn pipul dɛn na di UK ɛn Ayriland”. Di mɛsej fɔ di sho bin klia, we yu na UK aykɔn, lɛk Bɔri, yu nid fɔ pe atɛnshɔn fɔ kip yu klaynt dɛn wam, lɛk aw di winta dɛn we de ya de briz, ren ɛn sno kin kam. Na dat mek insay in kɔleshiɔn, Li bin de pe atɛnshɔn mɔ pan di ɔda klos dɛn: shearling kot, kɔzy parka, duffle kot ɛn fil jakit bin de ɔlsay na di rɔnwe. Ɛn fɔ tru, trench dɛn bin de frɔm wan klas chɛk wan to mɔ ɔnusual moleskin ɛn lɛda wan dɛn.

Tɛks: LIDIA AGEEVA