
John Alexander Skelton XVIII: A Celebration of Rural Romanticism
John Alexander Skelton, one of London’s most original fashion talents, has long drawn from history to create evocative, handcrafted garments. His latest collection XVIII, for Autumn/Winter 2025, explores rural life and midwinter festivity, reflecting his continued engagement with heritage, sustainability, and nostalgia.
Inspired by Paradise Lost: Paintings of English Country Life and Landscape 1850-1914, a collection curated by Christopher Wood, Skelton examines how Victorian painters romanticised the countryside while industrialisation reshaped it. "The countryside and the way it was cultivated, as the painters once knew it, started to change, which subsequently affected not only the way it looked but also led to the loss of wildlife and certain flora and fauna," he notes. Skelton embraces this tension, celebrating the beauty of rural life while acknowledging its impermanence...
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