Elle Australia — May 2017

UPDATED CLASSICS

Shape shifting

at Burberry’s

February collection

LIFE IMITATING ART

Henry Moore – the

inspiration for the

recent collection – at

home in 1967 (below);

inside the artist’s

studio (above)

ELLE:As opposed toconnectedin the sense that

we use the word now?

CB:Technology has become so intrinsic... I’m

not so sure it needs as much discussion today.

The mood that we’re going into feels more about

proper physical experiences: touching, feeling,

seeing, creating in a physical world, having an

emotional response to something that you’re

experiencing in a live way.

ELLE: One of the responses to your latest

collections is they feel more “designer” – that

there’s a directional shift in your work.

CB:Ȃ– Žę—’Ž•¢ ™žĴ’— Š ‘žŽ ˜Œžœ ˜— ‘Ž

craft of design, the processes. This is no longer

a moment where you can be a generalist. It’s

“Where do you put your heart?”. Your heart has

to sit somewhere. I’ve always loved creative

research and development. And we’re entering

a period where that’s actually really important.

ELLE:‘ŽŽ™Ž–‹Ž›Œ˜••ŽŒ’˜— ŠœŠ•œ˜‘Žę›œ

time you showed menswear and womenswear

˜Ž‘Ž›ǯ‘Ž›Ž ŠœŠŽ—Ž›Ěž’’¢ǰ ‘’Œ‘ǰ˜

course, is very relevant today.

CB:Historically, as a brand, we’ve always been

•Žœœ œžŒ” ˜— Š œ™ŽŒ’ęŒ Ž—Ž›ǯ Š”Ž ‘Ž ›Ž—Œ‘

coat: completely unisex. With this collection,

I wanted to do it intentionally and talk about it.

‘Ž›ŽŠ›Ž™’ŽŒŽœœ™ŽŒ’ęŒŠ••¢Žœ’—Ž˜‹Ž ˜›—

by men and women. Going back to Moore’s

“Mother And Child: Block Seat” – it’s incredibly

œŽ—œžŠ•Š—Œ•ŽŠ›•¢Ž—Ž›Ȭœ™ŽŒ’ęŒǯžŠŒžŠ••¢ǰ

when you look, it’s not so obvious. That blurring

˜ Ž—Ž› Š— ˜ Œ•˜‘Žœ ˜› ’쎛Ž— œŽ¡Žœǰ

’쎛Ž—  ˜›•œǰ ’쎛Ž— Œ˜—Ž¡œǰȱ ’œȱ ›ŽŠ••¢ȱ

something I’m interested in.

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