There is a particular moment at the beginning of an evening when everything is still possible. The house is warm, the light is low, someone is opening a bottle in the next room and the first guests are beginning to arrive. It is a moment that calls for clothes with presence, aligned with and alive to the occasion.
For Autumn/Winter ’26, Favourbrook’s womenswear collection takes its cue from that sense of anticipation. Photographed at Neston Park in Wiltshire - a country house that will be known to Rivals viewers as 'The Falconry' - the collection explores the enduring pleasure of dressing for dinner. It is an idea rooted in a particular kind of British social life, but its appeal is universal: the belief that an evening becomes more enjoyable when you dress with intention.
At the heart of the collection is velvet outerwear, which can transform a simple silk dress into a complete evening look; lend tailored trousers a more dramatic edge; or make even the shortest walk from car to front door feel like an entrance. Silk velvet has a softness and depth that shifts with the light, while cotton velvet brings a richer, more structured feel. This season's velvet coats are designed around exactly this sense of opulence and dark romanticism.
