Who would have thought that it would take an Italian to bring Daks back to its great British roots? Taking on a luxury design house with heritage (115 years of it, to be precise) is no mean feat, but Creative Director Filippo Scuffi sent out a collection that was note perfect. There was everything you might expect – trench coats, grey boiled- wool, Aran-knit sweaters and lots of that Daks signature check; but there was nothing fusty about it. Scuffi was inspired by aviation, so those late-Fifties-style narrow trousers, slightly A-lined camel skirts and wool Bermudas were punctuated with quilted flying suits, sweeping capes and lots of lovely leather. Styled with socks and brogues, flying caps and freshly-washed windswept hair, it was all about clothes that girls like Alexa Chung will interpret and make their own. In fact, this collection should earn the brand a whole new legion of fans – those who admire the likes of, say, Margaret Howell, bits of Aquascutum and that other British great, Barbour. And deservedly so.
