It was a pleasure to work with @nicholas_daley @picpicpiczo @lutalomuhammad @christianmcneish @yahaelco and the whole team. The link between combat and music is deep, this was a special project to be involved in. Big up to Nicholas for the collection 🔥, concept and bringing us all together. @nicholas_daley For Autumn/Winter 21, Nicholas Daley unveils Forgotten Fury, a filmic ode to the black martial arts tradition. Directed by @picpicpiczo, a distinctly ‘70s lens has been applied to this dynamic short, Forgotten Fury, paying respectful homage to a rich era of black cinema, a moment driven by the radical forms of black activism and resistance that played backdrop to its birth. While Forgotten Fury takes its cue from a US-centric cinematic tradition, Nicholas places Black British martial arts at the heart of the production; a move influenced in part by his own personal interest in the sport. Here, a line is drawn between past and present. Carrying on successful family traditions, two elite British taekwondo stars feature. European Champion and Olympic medal winner @lutalomuhammad, son of Wayne Muhammad, a former taekwondo champion, and @christianmcneish, a European Championships gold medal winner, son of kickboxing World champion Chris McNeish. Going head to head, kitted out in Nicholas Daley AW21, the pair spar and parry: a selection of kicks, blocks and strikes setting the season’s collection in motion.
 Subverting the expected ‘70s funk-fuelled soundtrack, Nicholas sets the action against a stripped back score, traditional West African drumming responding to the movement and tempo of Lutalo and Christian’s performance. London-based musicians @edwardwakilihick of Mercury prize nominated band @sonsofkemet and @yahaelco, bandleader of West African folk-Jazz collective @balimayaproject, curate a unique soundscape, lending the film a tangible kinetic energy. Creative Direction: @nicholas_daley Director: @picpicpiczo DOP: @Joeridoux Styling: @thenonplace Grooming: @datbarbernat Set Design: @keiyoshino_set Talent: @christianmcneish & @lutalomuhammad Musicians: @edwardwakilihick & @yahealco Press Release: @lena_dys