Cottweiler A/W '19

January 09, 2019

Having long established a reputation for immersive catwalk presentations and choice collaborations, Cottweiler designers Ben Cottrell and Matthew Dainty have created an ethos around their label which had everyone curious about their latest offering.

Ushering viewers 12 floors deep into a subterranean parking garage covered in smatterings of moss and overgrowth, Cottweiler set the scene perfectly for their Autumn/Winter 2019 collection.

Seating was cramped and the runway featured the oddball detail of French uritrottoir, which were also covered in moss and began to spray water onto the ceiling as flood lights illuminated the runway just before the first look; front row editors seemed unfazed by the display and remained calm, even while excess water ran close to their designer shoes.

Text by Charles Caesar
Photos by Daniel Ciufo

The looks were comprised of a number archetypes from high-end sports including golf caddies and Formula 1 crew members. Styling felt flirty, as many of the pieces featured ventilation zippers on the chest and rear, which which were left unzipped, of course; t-shirts shirts were knotted to provide a touch of midriff.

As a whole, the Cottweiler A/W '19 collection was fun, and understatedly coquettish, at least for those of us who could read the signals.

View some behind-the-scenes photos, below.

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