BRICKS deputy editor Madeline Reid discusses the return of the British high street giant following its Trafalgar Square runway spectacle, and why nostalgia isn’t enough to revive its trailblazing reputation.
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I am the Digital Editor at BRICKS and freelance writer with an interest in the intersection of fashion, digital culture, politics and sustainability. I am endlessly inspired by emerging designers, digital innovators and sustainability activists pioneering a new future for the fashion industry in the face of a climate crisis and current global pandemic.
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