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Macdonald reaches for the sky at London fashion week
The Observer
|February 22, 2026
With a catwalk look inspired by Britain’s tallest building, the Welsh designer helped put an ailing UK fashion scene — as well as his own career — back on the map.
Three years after he was forced to put his company into administration, Julien Macdonald, the man Beyoncé calls Tina Sparkle, made his triumphant return to London fashion week.
There were the requisite martinis on the door and a steady stream of sequins and Swarovski crystals, while Welsh showbiz royalty Katherine Jenkins and singer Ella Eyre propped up the front row. Nineties supermodel Debra Shaw closed the show.
The collection was inspired by London's Shard skyscraper, interpreted in a series of body-skimming dresses destined for red carpets thrilled by the promise of more nearly naked dressing.
Helpfully, the Qatari royal family, which owns the skyscraper, sponsored the show, which was held in the building, with guests whisked via a disco lift up to the 68th floor.
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