Superstar Stylist Harry Lambert Takes the High Street With a Vintage-Inspired Zara Collection

His Cutie Chaos collection (“I was trying to think of something that would look great on a T-shirt,” Lambert says of christening the line) is brimming with retro cuts, ’70s-inspired shades and quirky cartoon prints. “I had a really big moodboard of old references, including illustrations from vintage toy cards. I found these characters that felt very nostalgic but very cute – I’ve been carrying the bag [printed with an illustrated fox] around loads. I wanted to make there was a sense of fun in this collection.”

Lambert is also keenly aware of the problems inherent in high-street fashion, and the toll that overproduction in the industry generally takes on the planet. “I wanted to make sure that we were being as responsible as possible,” he says, which is why the 60 odd pieces in the Cutie Chaos collection use mostly lower impact fibers and recycled raw materials, such as recycled wool, polyester, nylon and cotton. Lambert also paid special attention to the finishes. “The buttons are all covered, which is not normally the case with high-street collections. The quality of each piece needed to be really great, so people are either going to keep it forever, or sell it on.”