Across the A/W 21 season, designers experimented with printed matter, celebrity cameos, fashion film, runway shows and finally, the still image. Violet Conroy poses the year-old question: how best to communicate fashion during a pandemic?

Creative Director: Thomas Cawson

Designers: Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Pansczczyk

Designer: LaQuan Smith

Designer: Tom Ford

Creative Director: Stuart Vevers

Watch the Coach A/W 21 womenswear collection video.

Designer: Catherine Holstein

Watch the Khaite A/W 21 womenswear collection video.

Watch the Zimmermann A/W 21 womenswear collection video.

Designer: Christian Cowan

Watch the new Christian Cowan A/W 21 womenswear collection video.

Designer: Gabriela Hearst

Watch the Gabriela Hearst A/W 21 womenswear show.

Designers: Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez

Watch the Proenza Schouler A/W 21 womenswear collection video.

Creative Director: Edvin Thompson

Watch the Theophilio A/W 21 collection video.

Designer: Sandy Liang

Watch the Sandy Liang A/W 21 collection video.

Designer: Anna Sui

Watch the Anna Sui A/W 21 womenswear show in New York.

Designer: Maisie Wilen

Watch the Maisie Wilen A/W 21 womenswear collection video.