Antony Price is the greatest fashion designer you’ve never heard of. But you’ll know his work, which is synonymous with glamour: intricately constructed strapless dresses draped in molten lamés or velvets, styled with retro make-up and Elnett-coiffured hair. Price dressed Roxy Music in the 1970s, outfitting Jerry Hall on its Siren album cover in 1975. He also created looks for Duran Duran and Grace Jones in the 1980s when he staged spectacular budget-busting public fashion shows. In the late 1990s, after recession and bankruptcy, he packed up shop and began making made-to-measure pieces for clients including Kylie Minogue and Queen Camilla during her Duchess of Cornwall days. Janet Street-Porter once memorably dubbed his clothes “result-wear”.
Antony Price sculpted Feather minidress from the archives © Niall Hodson
It’s been 36 years since Price, 80, last staged a fashion show. Now he’s back, collaborating this month with London-born designer Marco Capaldo, 32, who heads the London label 16Arlington, also known for its extravagant partywear. Together, they’ve cooked up a made-to-order collection of 16 looks – taut tailoring, flowing chiffon and bombshell evening dresses. They were presented in the brand’s east London atelier last week and are available now.
