The Return of the Bumster: How McQueen’s Most Controversial Cut Still Defines the Body
When Sean McGirr sent his models down the runway for McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection, fashion watchers immediately recognised the ghost that had returned. The Bumster - the scandalous, spine-baring trouser that first appeared over three decades ago - was back. Not as a nostalgic gimmick, but as a reclamation of one of fashion’s most provocative ideas: the power of the body through design.
is the fashion industry becoming too sensitive?
As the dust settles on the SS26 shows, the industry has entered a peculiar mood - one defined not by creativity or controversy, but by calls for “love,” “peace,” and “positivity.” From Business of Fashion’s reflections to Olivier Rousteing’s emotional posts, a wave of designers have voiced frustration over what they call “ruthless” reviews.
But has fashion really grown crueler, or simply more fragile?
Is London Fashion Week back to its glory?
London Fashion Week felt alive again. From the grassroots buzz of Lyas’ East London ‘LaWATCHPARTY’ to a renewed international presence and rising young designers being celebrated, the city showed flashes of its old spark. Under the British Fashion Council’s new CEO Laura Weir, this first season marks a promising start - there’s still work to do, but London is firmly on the path to reclaiming its place as a vital force in the global fashion calendar.
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