photography by marcus dawes
report by yasmin coke
“There was everything from false limbs, silicone implants and suitcases filled with cash.” Anya Hindmarch is talking about the exhibition of lost and unclaimed belongings that inspired her S/S 12 collection. “But it was a battered old doctor’s bag that led to the collection’s hero piece, The Bruton.”
Fittingly, it is behind the doors of the Strand’s atmospheric abandoned tube station that we found the S/S 12 collection, Lost & Found. Handbags and accessories appeared like hidden treasure, sitting on colour-blocked piles of old paraphernalia – Family Circle biscuit boxes, Colman’s Mustard tins and Lyle’s Golden Syrup packaging complement pillar-box red studded purses, aqua green shoulder bags and black patent leather totes.
Meanwhile, a flower stall displayed box clutches with engraved messages (in-store from November), a newspaper kiosk offered the new mini Gracie and official Underground staff are around to ensure all is in order.
“I’m obsessed with London’s hidden history and I wanted to recreate that here – it’s the perfect venue,” said Hindmarch. Just the ticket.
