Published
September 23, 2025
Two designers with races about slow but constant boards, both very distant from the London Rory, William Docherty and Anamika Khanna of India, helped to make exotic and inspiring additions on the last day of the London Fashion Week.
Rory William Docherty: rock pools and sea anemones
One of London's most beautiful debuts was Rory William Docherty, who previously shown in Australia and New Zealand.
Of Scottish origin, Rory has divided his time between the United Kingdom and in the last 20 years, although it was a return to nature in New Zealand that provided the artistic impetus to this slow fashion collection.
The best looks were their own stained and bold abstract prints seen with excellent dresses, elongated jackets, undulating lots and small skirts. Although impressions turned out to be sacrificed from nature.
“They were based on a camp trip. That kind of restart you need after a season. When he escaped nature and I need air. Then, he was looking at the landscape and rock pools,” Docherty explained.
Looking at nature also led to the incorporation of marine anemones that grew in rocks such as jewels. Black glass accounts blowing hand in super sandals and bag belts. It even exploded in giant bags or exploded in a sculptural skirt of patent leather.
Rory's other explosion was the necklace, which extended as a Puritan in acid, sometimes it became a hood. The bold forms, the artistic sense of volume and the languid mood meant that clothing remembered the great Japanese designers who have shown themselves in Paris. That said, this was a powerful personal statement of Docherty, a designer and marks in a safe curve.
“Knowing that no one here would have heard of me before I thought it was really important to concentrate on my characteristic aspect and DNA,” said Docherty, 46. A strategy that this collection showed clearly.
Ak/ok anamika khanna: toy synergy
To Hamley mid-afternoon to catch the debut of the track of the Ready-To-Wear AK/Ok Anamika Khanna collection, a new line that debuted in Saks last year.
Khanna has been presenting haute couture collections for two decades in India, but this marked the first western presentation of her new RTW AK/Ok Anamika Khanna division.
The project is financed by the Indian giant conglomerate of Reliance, which also acquired Hamleys in February for about 70 million.
Using the synergy, Reliance closed the upper floors of Hamley's, while the cast was on the floor of the racing track of the toy store, in the middle of the figures of Star Wars, the magical lights of Marvin and the challenging mini drones of gravity.
In each seat a gift from an intriguing fabric emblem sat, embroidered for 20 hours, which established the scene. Because this was a collection about adorned ornament.
Opening with ivory silk jackets, gauze shirts and silk dhotis finished with floral prints; or blatant corsets adorned with fabric flowers. Most are anchored by very great lace boxing boots.
Showing a lot of rank, he cut striking and redingtos in silver silks finished with metal embroidery or chain email patches. Add the strange metallic finish to jeans to harden the appearance.
For western eyes, Indian designers can often seem a bit demure. No Anamika, whose love for transparency was evident.
Emphasizing a whole mood, with flowers, transparent gauze blouses, walkers and silver sequins. Amanika's girls clearly want to have fun, including Bollywood Meg Sonam Kappor star, who sat in the front row. Hopefully her 34.3 million followers soon is in this collection, a definitive success of first to the last look.
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