Boudicca: Avant Garde & Experimental
By: Boyd Davis
(Photos below: Boudicca on the runway, Spring 2001. Photo by Javier Mateo)

Zowie Broach of Boudicca (Photo by Javier Mateo

Brian Kirkby of Boudicca (Photo by Javier Mateo

Zowie Broach and Brian Kirkby named their label after the Queen of Iceni, Boudicca (died 61 A.D.) who led a revolt against the Roman Empire on British soil.

Boudicca is a legend in British history - a woman leading a rebellion against the powerful Roman Empire.

Whether it was a love for history or because both Broach and Kirkby wanted their designs to be the embodiment of the 21st century woman, the clothes on the runway portray both edginess and femininity that today's women would definitely appreciate.

Both of them graduated from Middlesex Polytechnic, and established the Boudicca label in 1997.

The made their debut at the London scheduled catwalk show during the Fall 2000 season.

Fiercely independent, the duo creates avant-garde and experimental designs.

Spring 2005 (Photo by FW)

Couture Spring 2007 Photo by FW

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