Friday, February 20, Brushfield Street, Spitalfields On this second day of fashion week, an interesting crowd dressed in their most extravagant attire gathers as passersby look on, intrigued. For the former, it must be a freak show; for the latter, it is a laboratory of self-expression and a contest judged by street photographers. Who came to discover the creations, who came to be seen? If you ask the guests, they don’t know what to expect from the show. After all, it is only Poet-Lab’s...

Nepalese-born British designer Sanyuta Shrestha offers a daring proposition combining her native country’s legacy, love for imperial silhouettes and commitment to ethical fashion for Spring Summer 2026.

It all began with a simple Instagram post. Last February, Tare Isaac — now settled in the industry as a member of the British Fashion Council — called for minority creators to join her project. A decade after launching her own label ‘Twin by Tare Isaac’, she created The Unity in Design Global Network (UDGN), a platform to support underrepresented creatives in fashion, shaped as a response to the challenge she herself faced as a British-Nigerian designer in the UK.