FROM THE HEART

At the AW20 Alexander McQueen fashion show, elegant models strutted down the catwalk clad in silver love spoon-style fretwork dresses and leather jackets adorned with love spoon-inspired lace heart embellishments. Readings of Dylan Thomas poetry provided an inspiring backing track. Soon after, style maven Beyoncé appeared on the cover of British Vogue sporting a black jacket from the collection with ‘exploded hearts’ on the sleeves.

‘The shoulders are sculptured, echoing the love spoons that we found in Welsh houses – traditional tokens of endearment exchanged by lovers ahead of marriage,’ says Sarah Burton, Creative Director at