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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: A model walks the runway during the Bora Aksu Ready to Wear Spring\/Summer 2022 fashion show as part of the London Fashion Week on September17, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIf people do not notice you, you might as well not exist.\u201d So went the opening quote on British-Turkish designer Bora Aksu<\/a>\u2019s Spring\/Summer 22<\/a> show notes, attributed to the Dutch socialite and fashion icon Mathilde Willink, who also served as the collection\u2019s muse. It\u2019s a quote that easily embodies the social media era, but Willink\u2019s heyday was the \u201860s and \u201870s, where she was a key figure in the hedonistic revival of the Netherlands cultural scene, thanks, in part, to her marriage to the painter Carel Willink. Mathilde\u2019s style MO was eclectic and eccentric: intergalactic hair and makeup mixed with Renaissance era gowns and corsetry\u2014a bold mishmash that made her the ideal Bora Aksu woman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For SS22, a collection showcased in a private garden off Pall Mall in central London, Aksu heralded the return of IRL runway shows at London Fashion Week with his signature romantic maximalism. Aksu has long blended the theatricality of volume and color with tailoring that steeps his clothing in real life: and for SS \u201822 that meant preppy checked shirt suits, flattering trench coats in a modern shade of dusty pink, and shrunken tailored jackets cinched with green plaid belts worn over flowing lace day dresses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The show closed with a bevy of technicolor gowns\u2014lemon, lavender, emerald, and strawberry\u2014made with silk tulle and taffeta, and affixed with appliqu\u00e8 flowers and oversized silk bows. Eveningwear is, of course, what has made Aksu a beloved name both in his native UK and internationally, particularly in Asia, where the majority of his business lies. It was a touching tie-in that Mathilde Willink was an ambassador and muse for the Chinese-Dutch designer Fong Leng. Most of her most memorable ensembles were crafted by Leng, whose blend of Chinese influence with 70s-era bohemian styling and motifs taken from 18th century European aristocracy were seamlessly blended through Aksu\u2019s Spring \u201822 offering. If Matildhe were alive today, she\u2019d no doubt have eaten the new collection up.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: A model walks the runway during the Bora Aksu Ready to Wear Spring\/Summer 2022 fashion show as part of the London Fashion Week on September17, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: A model walks the runway at the Bora Aksu Spring Summer 2022 show during London Fashion Week September 2021 at The Institute of Directors on September 17, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: A model walks the runway during the Bora Aksu Ready to Wear Spring\/Summer 2022 fashion show as part of the London Fashion Week on September17, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: A model walks the runway during the Bora Aksu Ready to Wear Spring\/Summer 2022 fashion show as part of the London Fashion Week on September17, 2021 in London, England. 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