Ones to Watch Show
The early runway platform that introduced Palmer’s sculptural knitwear in London.
Story & heritage
The official archive preserves the Ones to Watch Show as a fashion gallery. British Vogue reported that Palmer described the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Ones to Watch event as her debut London Fashion Week show and “one to remember.”
Dazed and Rebekah Roy both place this period around Palmer’s move from textile experimentation into fashion, after her SS 2009 New York presentation and early ASOS-linked momentum.
Materials & craft
The show foregrounds Palmer’s early sculptural knit vocabulary: hats, dresses and shaped separates that use knitted textile as the construction method rather than decoration.
How to choose & style
Treat these archived Alice Palmer pieces as visual anchors rather than current retail basics: the strongest looks need little styling beyond clean shoes, minimal jewellery and room for the engineered knit pattern to read.
For a contemporary edit, choose the quieter silhouettes when the pattern is loud, or use the more sculptural pieces as gallery-like evening statements.
