This year’s Berburry event is named Memories, Riccardo Tisci’s Autumn/Winter 2020 collection for the brand which takes inspiration from reflections of his early years as a young designer, whilst continuing to solidify key codes for the fashion house.

The collection captures Riccardo’s memories of the diverse places he visited, discovering who he was as a designer whilst developing his craft. From Italy where he was raised, to London where he studied, to India where he moved after graduating. The collection combines signature Burberry pieces – from trench coats, tailoring and duffle coats – with modern silhouettes, prints and fabrications.

The collection for men and women features classic Burberry trench coats, car coats, duffle coats and equestrian-inspired quilted jackets, alongside long collarless coats, tailoring, jodhpurs and fluted skirts – all in textural contrasts and new prints. Introducing the Olympia bag collection featuring a shoulder bag in three sizes and a crossbody bag. A supersized Pocket Bag, Society holdall and duffle bag in plaid also feature.

Riccardo Tisci, Burberry Chief Creative Officer, commented ‘Moving back to London recently – a city I first discovered as a young student – gave me a real sense of nostalgia. It was the place where I learnt to be myself and a city where I gained the confidence to be the man that I am today. I have this strong feeling of pride when I think about the early days of my career, when I was an emerging designer still learning my craft and taking inspiration wherever I could find it.

The memory of this special and formative time in my life is what has influenced this collection – from the places I visited and the people that surrounded me to the music that inspired me. It is this side of my personal journey that I wanted to blend with the codes and language that I have started to define here at Burberry.’

Revealed at the event was also the Olympia bag collection, featuring a shoulder bag in three sizes and a crossbody bag with Monogram jacquard, star-appliquéd suede and smooth structured leather options.
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The event was attended by a star-studded line up of the glitterati, designers fashionistas from across the globe, and below is just a small selection of the guests who were fortunate enough to be there.

With over 800 guests attended the show including Cate Blanchett, Odell Beckham Jr, FKA Twigs, Lourdes Leon, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer, Naomi Campbell, Micheal Ward, Skin, AJ Tracey, Kristen McMenamy, Mari Natsuki, Yolanda Hadid, Ladyfag, Luka Sabbat, Shay, Boychild, Wu Tsang, Lea T, Mahmood, ASAP Nast, William Djoko, Burna Boy, Dajana Roncione, Joy Crookes, Lous and The Yakuza, Rina Sawayama and Sippin’ T to name a few 🙂

It is going to be an exciting year ahead for Burberry and Riccardo Tisci, congratulations!

Other Credits: Make-up – Pat McGrath, Hair – Guido Palau