Burberry
A war coat that refused demobilisation—and made utility legible as authority.
The interwar years
Twenty years of unfinished business between two wars.
- 5
- in fashion
- 8:24
- average
- 42 min
- in total
- 51
- across the network
All briefs
Marie-Louise Carven
A dress built for small bodies—and built from housemaids’ cloth—changed how ready-to-wear began.
Coco Chanel
Chanel didn’t liberate women’s bodies—she outsourced their discipline to jersey.
Jean Patou
Jean Patou didn’t liberate women’s bodies — he equipped them for sport.
Rochas
Rochas didn’t make clothes — it edited the body’s margins.