A model walks in the Ashsih Catwalk show.

London has always featured the most adventurous and cheeky collections of any of the four big fashion weeks. It’s where Alexander McQueen thrilled audiences with his audacious designs, and where the iconic, pink-haired grande dame of quirky maximalism, Zandra Rhodes, has made her home.

At Ashish’s runway show at 180 The Strand on Monday, Rhodes could be seen in the front row, seated beside the equally exotically coiffed singer Beth Ditto. A fitting audience, considering designer Ashish Gupta’s penchant for bodacious streetwear and evening pieces.

Both were on display at his show, which was just the kind of jubilant tonic weary fashion-week attendees needed. The label’s hallmark Technicolor sequined looks appeared alongside fluffy outerwear and s

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