{"id":99133,"date":"2026-09-21T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=99133"},"modified":"2026-09-21T09:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:04:00","slug":"arab-news-yasmin-sewell-on-hand-as-roksanda-unveils-new-line-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=99133","title":{"rendered":"Arab News | Yasmin Sewell on hand as Roksanda unveils new line in London"},"content":{"rendered":"


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DUBAI: Designer label Roksanda showcased its latest collection at London Fashion Week, with Lebanese-Australian entrepreneur Yasmin Sewell sitting front row.<\/p>\n

Sewell, who founded wellbeing brand Vyrao, took in a typically colorful new collection by creative head Roksanda Ilincic, who presented her Spring\/Summer 2027 collection at London\u2019s National Theatre.<\/p>\n

Yasmin Sewell and Julia Restoin Roitfeld attend the Roksanda show during London Fashion Week September 2026 at The National Theatre on September 20, 2026 in London. (Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The multi-hyphenate is known for helming high-end fashion store Browns in the noughties, reinventing iconic British department store Liberty through her namesake company, and is a former British Fashion Council adviser, British Fashion Awards judge, and former vice president of style and creative for Farfetch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been to 20 years of (Roksanda) shows and I think this was the best one. Goosebumps,\u201d Sewell took to Instagram to write after the runway presentation.<\/p>\n

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The collection drew inspiration from the work of Swiss-American textile artist Francoise Grossen, whose monumental sculptures use knotted and braided rope. (Supplied) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The collection drew inspiration from the work of Swiss-American textile artist Francoise Grossen, whose monumental sculptures use knotted and braided rope. Ilincic translated the technique into clothing through braided details, trailing threads and tactile textures, including a brown silk gown with a tightly braided back and evening dresses framed with looser braids. Stripes, fringe and bold color combinations also featured prominently.<\/p>\n

The collection also featured versatile daywear, with safari jackets, shirtdresses, tailoring and everyday separates appearing alongside dramatic eveningwear. The show was staged against the National Theatre\u2019s Brutalist architecture, with the setting providing a contrast to the collection\u2019s vibrant palette and flowing textures.<\/p>\n

Ilincic visited the Gulf in late 2025 with pit stops in Dubai and Riyadh to show off her Spring\/Summer 2026 collection, which was partly inspired by British artist and sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth, who is known for her modernist work and her method of piercing blocks.<\/p>\n

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The collection also featured versatile daywear, with safari jackets, shirtdresses, tailoring and everyday separates appearing alongside dramatic eveningwear. (Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having dressed the likes of Catherine Middleton, Michelle Obama, Blake Lively, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway, the designer\u2019s creations have also been flaunted in the Middle East, with Saudi-born Jordanian royal Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein showing off a canary yellow look by Roksanda in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to consider that those women are really under a magnifying glass \u2026 everything needs to be not just perfect, but also needs to last,\u201d she said of dressing high-profile women.<\/p>\n

The London-based, Serbian-born designer has also lauded her clients in the Gulf, where she said \u201cwomen \u2026 love to experiment with fashion. I think they\u2019re very, very passionate about fashion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey love to show off their personalities, but at the same time, they appreciate the art and craft behind it,\u201d she said of her customers in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n