ONE FOR ALL / Burberry in west London
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Riccardo Tisci’s Burberry celebrates a diversity of styles, ages and aesthetics. In the first part of Farfetch's collaborative series with the label, three west London residents wear the most sophisticated pieces from Burberry's new season and share their perspectives on the city they live in. Photography by Luca Anzalone.
Styling by Peghah Maleknejad. Direction by James J Robinson. Casting direction by Irene Manicone.
Karen Alexander, curator and writer
‘I was born and bred in London, but I still have a real love affair with the city and what it has to offer. It’s a really great place to meet people and to try out ideas. Some people just stick to one area in London, but I’ve always enjoyed exploring different parts of the city. I've had a Saturday job on the King's Road, gone to clubs in Soho and all-nighters in Brixton, and to gigs in Finsbury Park. London means opportunity – it’s a place where you can reinvent yourself.’
Jacqui Davies, producer
‘London is an extraordinary place because of its colonial past: all of the struggles and problems that have initiated its very diverse mix of people to the city. It’s a struggle living here sometimes, but I think that there’s an attitude among Londoners that’s about bending the rules a bit, playing around, mixing work and pleasure. My spiritual home is Soho, even though it’s changed so much. They’re always trying to clean it up, but it just keeps bubbling up with something else interesting, sometimes something seedy – but always something wonderful.’
Janet Jones, screenwriter, playwright and novelist
‘For me, writing is very natural. It’s just part of breathing and eating. I write almost every day and have done for years. I started writing when I was four, and I remember saying, “I think going to London will make me a better writer.” It definitely has freed me up. I really started to write plays when I came here. I don’t think I would have done that in Los Angeles, because there isn’t a theatre world there like there is here. There are no rules in writing: a story is a story. Really great screenwriters love their characters; they have them go on a journey and you go with them.’
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