“A world built by the hands of men is destined for destruction by those very hands,” said notes placed on the seats of guests that arrived at St Michael and All Angels church in Shoreditch last Sunday evening to watch one of the most anticipated names of the season, Dilara Fındıkoğlu. Back after a short hiatus in the runaways — the designer canceled her last London Fashion Week show last minute to save funds — she looked at the power and conventions around performative gender roles and the divine feminine to craft her AW24 collection, baptised Femme Vortex, promising to “transcend the parochial strictures of conventional masculinity.”

Dilara’s show was all about textures. Layers of tulle, ruffles and leather make a huge part of the collection, taking forms of skin-tight corsets, see-through tops and coquette-like dresses, painting the picture of what feels like a modern-day Dominatrix. Dilara’s woman is sensual, empowered, and looking for vendetta. And we are so here for it. Keep scrolling to get a first taste of Dilara’s AW24 runway, as we go backstage ahead of her London Fashion Week show…