Sep 24, 2026 · 45 min · 12 segments
Sophie Grove and Natalie Theodosi are in Milan for the inaugural episode of *Konfekt Conversations: Life and Style*. They discuss the behind the scenes of Fashion Week and meet Margherita Missoni at…
Margherita MissoniGuestSophie GroveHostNatalie TheodosiHostBut Milan Fashion Week is well underway, but we started off last week in our home city of London.
Natalie, tell us quickly, what did you see? You were at the shows, meeting people backstage.
I think London has a special place in both our hearts because it's our home city.
For me, I've covered the up-and-coming London designers, like, in a very focused way early in my career, so I think it was really amazing to see London have new momentum finally after a few sleepy seasons after Brexit, and I think it's down to Laura Ware, the new CEO of the British Fashion Council.
But what I also saw on the Saturday of Fashion Week was a whole new wave of incredible designers.
Your Erdem, Roksanda, Emilia Wickstead that have been around for almost two decades now and really have their audiences, but it's incredible.
I went to her show for the first time this season, and also Pauline Daujean-Kour, who is a French designer based in London and working with, like, hand crocheting really romantic, beautiful dresses.
It's giving a whole new energy to the city, but what I loved was that each of them with very different aesthetics were bringing up very similar themes when you'd go backstage and talk to them.
They'd speak about giving women confidence, about how clear their vision is, and I think also by...
They create communities, bring artists into their process, and inspire each other.
And maybe we can hear a clip from Talia Bayer, who was telling us a little bit about her process and the placebo effect of clothes backstage after the show.
show.I think it's a really beautiful concept because in essence, that's what clothing is, it's a placebo effect.
And as a brand, that's what we try and do.
We make clothes to make people feel confident, feel their best.
Like, it's always about the ultimate woman
It's interesting to see how her patrons, Paul Smith and others, turned up to really sort of lift her, and I think that was also a, a theme in London, the sense of collective endeavor to kind of get the city focusing on what it does best, the creativity and that kind of rebellious spirit.
And I think her show was, had such a romantic edge to it, but it also just felt so progressive.
But Milan Fashion Week is well underway, but we started off last week in our home city of London.
Natalie, tell us quickly, what did you see? You were at the shows, meeting people backstage.
I think London has a special place in both our hearts because it's our home city.
For me, I've covered the up-and-coming London designers, like, in a very focused way early in my career, so I think it was really amazing to see London have new momentum finally after a few sleepy seasons after Brexit, and I think it's down to Laura Ware, the new CEO of the British Fashion Council.
But what I also saw on the Saturday of Fashion Week was a whole new wave of incredible designers.
Your Erdem, Roksanda, Emilia Wickstead that have been around for almost two decades now and really have their audiences, but it's incredible.
I went to her show for the first time this season, and also Pauline Daujean-Kour, who is a French designer based in London and working with, like, hand crocheting really romantic, beautiful dresses.
It's giving a whole new energy to the city, but what I loved was that each of them with very different aesthetics were bringing up very similar themes when you'd go backstage and talk to them.
They'd speak about giving women confidence, about how clear their vision is, and I think also by...
They create communities, bring artists into their process, and inspire each other.
And maybe we can hear a clip from Talia Bayer, who was telling us a little bit about her process and the placebo effect of clothes backstage after the show.
show.I think it's a really beautiful concept because in essence, that's what clothing is, it's a placebo effect.
And as a brand, that's what we try and do.
We make clothes to make people feel confident, feel their best.
Like, it's always about the ultimate woman
It's interesting to see how her patrons, Paul Smith and others, turned up to really sort of lift her, and I think that was also a, a theme in London, the sense of collective endeavor to kind of get the city focusing on what it does best, the creativity and that kind of rebellious spirit.
And I think her show was, had such a romantic edge to it, but it also just felt so progressive.
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