Slim Barrett: Thirty Year Retrospective

Slim Barrett is one of London’s silent couturiers. From primitive chainmail bras and body armour to ornate coronets and avant-garde brooches, wandering through his archive feels like dipping into a piece of medieval history, or a “pirate’s treasure trove,” as Barrett refers to it. His Clerkenwell studio tells a gothic tale of baroque tiaras, Bauhaus pendants, dripping chandeliers and extravagant swirling me...