SAUL NASH

Introducing METAMORPHOSIS, Saul Nash’s autumn/winter 2025 collection, the most elevated expression of the London-based label to date. Making his Milan Fashion Week debut, Nash continues to venture beyond the sportswear from which he made his name. His movement-based design language is transformed, building an expansive wardrobe laced with ethereal feeling.

“Movement is an embodied thing. You live it, you are it, rather than needing to put certain clothes on to do it. One of the main qualities of movement is a sense of freedom. I want to create garments that allow people to liberate themselves. This season we’re exploring what this will look like through a new lens,” says Saul Nash.

Functionality being firmly at the core, Nash’s movement-based cutting is applied to a spectrum of archetypal menswear staples. A heavy-duty Japanese Kaihara Denim jacket is joined by kinetic-cut, seamless jeans. The matching set comes in a laser-etched, hazy moving body motif inspired by spiritual imagery, a returning inspiration for Nash.

Elements pulled from military and utilitarian wear are fused with Nash’s design codes. Both a recycled nylon parka and cropped bomber jacket – made with PRIMALOFT® padding – are cut with kinetic lines, each belted with cummerbunds that double as technical padded scarves and can be worn as cross-body bags thanks to a zip pocket.

There are transformative qualities to many of the pieces. A dual-colour BembergTM oversized cupro shirt with an asymmetric fastening, when unbuttoned, can be tied at the collar to change its shape. A similar technique is applied to a recycled nylon twill asymmetric pullover jacket with snap closures at the wrist, paired with zip-through trousers – a Saul Nash signature – which trace the contours of the leg, formalised with built-in belt loops.

Elsewhere, a leather jacket and an aviation hat are designed with holes forventilation, the former coming with underarm cut-outs, allowing it to be worn sans sleeves. The innovative silhouette is echoed in a recycled fleece zip-up jacket and cropped hoodies made of recycled polyester scuba, with ninja-style cuffs.

These are hedonistic designs, questioning how far the Saul Nash man is willing to liberate himself through dress. A mesh-printed hoodie, for instance, metamorphosises into a basketball jersey, the sleeves hanging to the back in a long-line silhouette. Then there’s what appears to be a classic suit jacket made of pinstripe wool that can be unzipped of its sleeves to be worn as a buttoned-up hoodie.

While such pieces are structured in shape, their ability to transform allows the wearer to peel themselves out of their silhouette. “It’s about having the permission to allow yourself to be free, to shed an old part of yourself,” says Nash.

The collection’s ethereality isn’t just down to design, but material manipulation too. A zip-up jacket and wide-leg pintuck trousers are made of a tri-acetate velour for a premium texture. Oxford shirts, equipped with protective hoods, are waterproof cotton ripstop, worn alongside compression tops fashioned from a sheer TENCELTM, wool blend stretch fabric. Footwear throughout is courtesy of Referenc Studios.

Brought together by a shared passion for movement, Saul Nash is proud to preview SLNSH, a new multi-season collaboration with lululemon, set to launch on March 11. The collection fuses Nash’s key design codes with those of the global performance apparel powerhouse to blur the lines between performance and lifestyle. During his Milan Fashion Week show, Nash unveils select men’s and women’s looks from the first SLNSH collection, including a form-fitting mesh running top with a semi-opaque yellow lululemon logo tracing the torso, paired with matching leggings under a lightweight nylon short. Also part of the offering is a defined long-sleeve top with pale pink stitching details and a sheer-illusion tracksuit with copper-hued contours that features a jacket that unbuttons into a short-sleeve shirt, completed with a coordinating cap. A dynamic leather alternative handbag, carried either by its handles or styled as a belt bag, is a SLNSH collection highlight.