On the boil: the new power suit is here
Once the domain of workmen, the boiler suit has a new home – the catwalk.
Aje's tomato red version at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia.
Winston Churchill ordered his from a Bond Street tailor, while David Bowie got his custom-made by Willie Brown in East London. Queen Elizabeth II famously wore one to visit the Fifeshire mine in 1958. The Who’s Pete Townshend frequently made them his on-stage costume. And if the catwalks are anything to go by, this unlikely group were way ahead of the curve in their penchant for boiler suits.
Jonathan Simkhai's form-fitting pastel pink suit.
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