John Alexander Skelton’s FW26 collection moves through myth and memory, drawing on Celtic deities, Samhain rituals and the uneasy symbolism of scarecrows. What began with the image of a Brigantian horned Celtic god harness fitting found in Aldborough, North Yorkshire, sent Skelton on a deepdive through Neolithic British culture. Shot by William Waterworth, the collection is presented on uncanny, fire-lit figures hovering between the living and the otherworldly, the clothes mixing historic references with Skelton’s signature storytelling craft, rooted in ritual, texture and otherworldliness.

Garments are roughly hewn and deeply tactile: layered tweeds, undyed wools and linens offset by plant-dyed blues, purples and bronzed tones drawn from woads and berries. Heavy British-made tweeds and crinkled linens anchored the collection, while bronze fastenings and serpent-like brooches by Slim Barrett lent a subtle sense of ancient ceremony.