Christopher Bailey Wrapped His Final Burberry Show in LGBTQ Pride

As Christopher Bailey walked out to face the star-studded crowd in attendance for his final Burberry show, the president and chief creative officer of Britain's largest luxury brand brimmed with pride. It was a fitting emotion for the designer whose curtain call was an LGBTQ-infused return to his working class roots.

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As an army of 84 models walked the runway, swaths of rainbows in prints, dyes, and patterns punctuated the garments. By the time Cara Delevingne appeared for the final, show-stopping look in a floor-length rainbow, hued shearling coat, Bailey's 17-year legacy at Burberry was set in stone.

It was a collection steeped in acceptance and pride for the LGBTQ youth that have found inspiration in his career--capped with a decision to donate to three different LGBTQ+ causes.

"My final collection here at Burberry is dedicated to--and in support of--some of the best and brightest organizations supporting LGBTQ+ youth around the world," Bailey said in a statement. "There has never been a more important time to say that in our diversity lies our strength, and our creativity."

Photos courtesy of Burberry