A lthough Saul Nash’s speciality is the uber-cool sweet spot found between the folds of luxury men’s fashion and activewear, I want to pick his brain about an item of clothing that is decidedly unhip: sweater vests. Going for a ‘buttoned-up but sexy librarian’ vibe at university – my love life was a real page-turner back then – I acquired a vast collection of them and can’t quite bring myself to throw the moth-bitten, musty, memory-soaked garments away. “I don’t wear sweater vests,” he begins, with, wait, is that a flash of a grimace, I spy? “But I quite like knitwear.” By no means a thumbs-up, but I’ll take it.

Based in Stoke Newington, Saul, 28, studied at both Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art, started his eponymous brand in 2018 and has become one of the most-hyped talents around. I caught up with the up-and-coming designer (and, indeed, dancer and choreographer) on a video call in the middle of lockdown 3.0. “My creativity is almost driven by the uncertainty in these times,” Saul says – as he gets down to the seams of what inspires his work; diversity within the industry; and how his sexuality and views of masculinity are sewn into his designs.