Nicholas Daley’s multicultural roots celebrated in London
Nicholas Daley’s multicultural roots celebrated in London
‘Return to Slygo’ by Nicholas Daley installation view.
Photography: Charles Emerson
Whether it’s po-faced editors surveying a line of models at a runway show, or exhibition visitors peering through glass vitrines at lifeless clothing, there’s an air of detachment around how clothing is received or displayed on the catwalk or in a gallery. Jamaican-Scottish menswear designer Nicholas Daley doesn’t subscribe to either method of presentation. His community- and-heritage-celebrating catwalk shows in London throb with the drumbeats and saxophone screeches of reggae, dub and jazz. Musicians blow tubas and bang cowbells on the catwalk, and encourage guests to get up from their seats and dance. Daley’s immersive approach closely aligns with that of Jemima Burrill, co-curator of Greenwich Peninsula’s Now Gallery.