The M&S x 16Arlington Collaboration: What It Was, and What to Buy Now It Is Gone

On 30 October 2025 Marks and Spencer launched a 43-piece capsule with 16Arlington, fronted by Georgia May Jagger and priced for the high street, from jewellery to a chocolate faux-fur coat. It was the high-street collaboration of the year, a year in the making, and it is the reason the searches for a 16Arlington black dress and a 16Arlington bag now start with the letters M and S. This guide explains what the capsule was, how it relates to the mainline sold at Coveti, and what to buy if you missed it.

What was in the M&S x 16Arlington capsule

Partywear first: a beaded skirt, a silver sequin-embellished dress, feather trims, statement collars and diamante, all chosen by Marco Capaldo and, the brand says, attached by hand. Then daywear, cashmere knitwear, satin shirts with the house’s exaggerated collar, a leather jacket and pleated jeans, plus bags, shoes and jewellery, in a palette of black, silver, chocolate and ice blue, sized XS to XL. Capaldo described the brief as transitional evening, pieces for after six that also work by day. It sold online and in stores, and it was a one-off party-season capsule rather than a permanent line.

How it compares with mainline 16Arlington

The capsule borrowed the signatures, feathers and sequins and satin, at a fraction of the price and with high-street construction. Mainline 16Arlington is designer eveningwear, and the pieces closest to the capsule show the gap: the Clio top in Japanese satin, the Hodi feather mini and the Electra sequin gown. The differences are the fabrics (Japanese satin, woven sequin, ostrich and marabou rather than synthetic trims), the tailoring inside the garments, and where they are made: most of the pieces at Coveti are made in the United Kingdom and most of the rest in Portugal.

If you missed the capsule

The mainline pieces that answer the same brief:

1. Clio Top in Black

The satin camisole with lace and rivets: the capsule’s satin shirts pointed at this.

2. Sior Dress in Ivory

An ivory woven-sequin mini with a square neck, the nearest thing in the mainline to the capsule’s sequin dress.

3. Elin Cardigan in Chocolate

A sequin cardigan in chocolate, one of the capsule’s colours, cut close.

4. Connie Mini Dress in Black

The little black dress of the house: technical satin, tailored bust cups, a lace-trimmed A-line skirt.

5. Hodi Mini Dress in Black

The feather hem the collaboration was built around, on a long-sleeved georgette mini.

6. Azra Coat

For the coat: goat hair, feathers and tinsel in a zigzag, relaxed and oversized.

What the capsule tells you about the house

Capaldo chose the motifs a high-street shopper would recognise as 16Arlington from across the store, feathers, sequins, a satin sheen and the exaggerated collar, and that is a fair map of what the mainline is built on: feathers, sequins and satin each run through a large share of the pieces at Coveti. The capsule’s black, silver and chocolate palette is the mainline’s too, with black the largest colour on the hub and chocolate running through the satin-and-lace set. What the capsule could not carry over is the construction: the tailored bust cups, the chiffon linings, the concealed zips and the hand-applied plumes that make the mainline pieces cost what they do.

The other collaboration

A fortnight after the M&S launch, 16Arlington showed 16 Looks with Antony Price, a made-to-order collection at the opposite end of the price scale, with Lily Allen walking in a velvet gown. The Antony Price guide covers it. Between the two sits the mainline, which is what the price guide and the where-to-buy guide describe.

Key facts

• M&S x 16Arlington: 43 pieces, launched 30 October 2025, fronted by Georgia May Jagger
• High-street prices; black, silver, chocolate and ice blue; feather trims, statement collars, diamante, cashmere knitwear, satin shirts, a leather jacket, bags, shoes and jewellery
• A one-off party-season capsule, a year in the making, sold online and in stores; hand-applied beading
• Mainline 16Arlington at Coveti: designer eveningwear, made mostly in the United Kingdom and Portugal

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Frequently asked questions

Is the M&S x 16Arlington collection still available?

It launched on 30 October 2025 as a one-off party-season capsule; whatever remains is at Marks and Spencer. The mainline collection is sold by 16Arlington and its stockists, including Coveti.

What was the price point of the M&S 16Arlington collection?

High-street, a small fraction of the mainline: the jewellery sat at the bottom of the range and the chocolate faux-fur coat at the top, across 43 pieces.

Who designed the M&S x 16Arlington capsule?

Marco Capaldo, 16Arlington’s founder and creative director, selected the motifs, feather trims, collars and diamante, for a capsule inspired by the house’s Autumn/Winter 2025 collection.

Is the M&S collection the same as real 16Arlington?

No. The capsule used the signatures at high-street prices and construction. Mainline 16Arlington is cut in Japanese satin, woven sequin and real feathers, made mostly in the United Kingdom and Portugal, and priced as designer eveningwear.

Was there a 16Arlington bag at M&S?

Yes. The capsule included bags, shoes and jewellery alongside the clothes, all designed for Marks and Spencer. 16Arlington’s own line is ready-to-wear; Coveti stocks its dresses, tops, skirts, trousers, knitwear and outerwear.