The hugely influential American jazz group has always had a dedicated following, but lately, its Afrofuturism vision has been resonating in mainstream culture with movies such as Black Panther and artists like Janelle Monae. As far as bigger-picture inspiration goes, all roads led back to the Sun Ra Arkestra. Speaking after the show, Daley took pride in underscoring the fact that he produces in the United Kingdom. The clothes were just as considered, with cowrie shells hand-threaded through the eyelets of sneakers and charming knitted satchels.
Daley is a stickler for details, down to the incense that’s custom-formulated in Japan to fit the vibe of each show. His bandmates followed shortly behind him, including the tuba player Theon Cross, who swept in wearing a poncho and Irish linen shorts. Bandleader Shabaka Hutchings opened the show saxophone in hand, dressed in orange-and-brown cargo pants and a matching utility vest layered over a mesh tank. Performances at fashion shows are nothing new, but it is rare to see musicians walk the runway while playing their instruments. To set the tone, Daley invited the British jazz band Sons of Kemet for a jam session.
Mary-at-Hill Church in the financial district of London, his show this evening was his most ambitious and impressive to date. Since he launched his namesake label in 2015, Daley has incorporated a musical component into his presentations, usually intimate affairs. His parents one Scottish, the other Jamaican ran a reggae club in the late 1970s and ’80s, so the designer was raised on a diet of dub, roots, and culture, and all the swaggering style that came with that. For Nicholas Daley, though, the Old hippies never die they just go to pot shirt But I will love this relationship between the two is especially symbiotic.
Fashion and music have always gone together.
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