Afterwards, Burton said she’d been inspired by the Huguenots who escaped Catholic France in the 17th century. It was – albeit unconsciously – an inspiring personal choice. Many Huguenots settled in Spitalfields in London, near McQueen’s Clerkenwell HQ, often arriving with little more than the clothes on their backs, the flower seeds and bulbs in their pockets that would fragrantly remind them of home, and their weaving and lace making skills. They went about their business with a quiet, modest brilliance that mirrors Burton’s own.