Lou Dalton's career began back in her home county of Shropshire, UK when she left school at 16 to take up an apprenticeship in bespoke tailoring and pattern cutting. A desire to play a more creative role led on to further studies, resulting in a masters degree in menswear from the Royal College of Art in 1998. On graduation, she moved to Italy and worked as a design consultant, a job she would remain in on her return to London, with her clients including the likes of Hamish Morrow and Stone Island. Ever honing her own aesthetics and eager to create her own menswear collection, her label was launched in 2005 and has since steadily developed a reputation and gained recognition for its rebellious 'English' sportswear.
Taking swashbuckling French pirates as her inspiration for this season's collection presented at Somerset House, Lou Dalton’s nautical lineup was filled with plenty of casual looks laced with touches of flamboyance, including pale blue cotton chambray pants paired with a navy blue shirt and a navy-and-white striped sweater slung over his shoulder or an oversize white shirt with ruffles running down the bib, paired with navy silk shorts. Basic in essence -think crew neck knits and cropped-at-the-ankle pants- Lou Dalton's collection felt very gentle and at times feminine.
Taking swashbuckling French pirates as her inspiration for this season's collection presented at Somerset House, Lou Dalton’s nautical lineup was filled with plenty of casual looks laced with touches of flamboyance, including pale blue cotton chambray pants paired with a navy blue shirt and a navy-and-white striped sweater slung over his shoulder or an oversize white shirt with ruffles running down the bib, paired with navy silk shorts. Basic in essence -think crew neck knits and cropped-at-the-ankle pants- Lou Dalton's collection felt very gentle and at times feminine.
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