When in the UK, it doesn’t take long before the subject inevitably turns to the weather – especially given that it’s chucking it down in London on the morning of the much-anticipated Fashion Awards . “I’m good, except for your weather,” Iman laughs over the phone, when I enquire as to how she is. Is there a contingency plan for tonight’s red carpet? “It’s fashion – we go for it!” comes the reply.

Surprisingly, it’s Iman’s first appearance at the Fashion Awards (“people forget I retired in 1989”), but she’s long admired the “beautiful tension between rebellion and refinement” that makes British fashion unique. For the occasion, the supermodel is reuniting with London-based designer Harris Reed , who memorably created her 2021 Met Gala look, comprising a gold brocade jumpsuit, overl

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