Francesco Colucci creates astonishing window displays for Traid, a network of eleven charity shops located across London, using garments, accessories and objects he finds in the stores. He says that his imaginatively dressed, themed mannequins dramatically highlight “sustainability and how wearing second-hand or vintage clothing can reduce the carbon, water and waste footprint of clothing consumption”.

They are also an eye-catching riot of colour and pattern; a patchwork of visual references that include London clubland and Italian cinema. During Lockdown, Colucci used himself as a mannequin for a series of Isolation Portraits that underscore how fashion can be both transformative and illusionary. His photographic portaits share a mood with formal old masters. Colucci’s fans range from American Vogue’s Sarah Mower to artists Gilbert and George. When his ensemble was photographed at the Fashion Museum, Colucci, unable to attend due to Covid restrictions, sent a seiers of how-to-assemble, step-by-step photographs (seen here).