Hitting pause on the production of any fashion show with eight days’ notice is a logistical nightmare, but that’s espe - cially the case when you’re dealing with the most hotly anticipated cat - walk show that London has seen in years.
Over the past four weeks, that’s the situation that Raf Simons, the esteemed Belgian designer, has been navigating. Originally set to present his eponymous label’s SS23 collection on 16 September during London Fashion Week, plans that were almost a year in the making ground to an abrupt halt when news broke of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing. While he could have pressed ahead, he chose to put the show on hold out of respect for the late monarch — a decision taken by a number of other brands originally set to show during the week.
