Hamish Morrow fuk@lfw s/s 07

Hamish Morrow has been off the London catwalks for several seasons now and his return this week meant that he had a particularly well-attended show. The international press were out in full, and you could barely squeeze a lens cap between the tightly-packed photographers.

The collection's name is Seam Allowance, so it comes as little surprise that a number of Morrow's garments have flaps of fabric emerging from seams to flow across sleeves and bodices. This works most strikingly on a black belted trenchcoat whose lapel curves round from neck to wrist.

What pushes Morrow's particular creative buttons are the roles that science and technology play in clothing design. And should spring prove to be a wet one, Morrow has made good use of a charmeuse fabric that has been treated with nanotechnology so that rain will not leave a mark.

Other fabrics include a wet-look bronze chain mail, rippling satin and washed brown gabardine, which seems an odd choice when cut into some of the more glam silhouettes.

Tailored jackets with short sculpted sleeves are a great look. Black bandages worn around the head and festooned with strands of crystals, less so.

Words: Maia Adams
Photos: David Jones