Maximilian: ​​​​​​​‘I’m reclaiming iconic moments and references for the Black community.’

Hood, price on request; dress, £965; arm warmers, price on request, Maximilian. With the lens through which we have traditionally viewed fashion now thrown wide open, the rise of the Manchester-born designer Maxmilian Davis couldn’t feel more perfect, or needed. Davis, who only made his debut a year ago when he presented his inaugural collection with Fashion East, has quickly become a frontrunner in the international fashion circles for his sophisticated vision of Black elegance.

For this season, Davis looked back at old family photographs from the late 60s and early 70s, taken not long after his grandmother emigrated from Trinidad to England in 1965. Inspired as much by her meticulously composed Sunday Best wardrobe as the space-age futurism that dominated fashion during that time, Davis offers a reimagining of this iconic period that includes a wider range of perspectives and identities, which have been typically looked over until now.

‘That time was so incredible for fashion, and particularly in showcasing strong and powerful women,’ he says. ‘It’s not fair to exclude Blackness from that story – so I wanted to rewrite the narrative.’ In Davis’ retelling, recognisable features of the era such as mini hemlines, black and white optical prints, and round-shouldered jackets have been infused with a Trinidadian flair.

‘I wanted to take what exists, but make it my own,’ he reflects. ‘I’m reclaiming these iconic moments and references for the Black community.’ §A version of this article appears in the September 2021 issue of Wallpaper* , now on newsstands and available for free download

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