“The act of nutrition is not a purely physiological event ... The family meal is a formality that cultivates in us ... a capacity for sharing, generosity, thoughtfulness, a talent for civilised conversation,” French writer Francine du Plessix Gray tells us.

For the very first CLAY BY LB ISSUE, in the month universally dedicated to love, this collection is inspired by its ruthless aftermath - heartbreak.

To the thousands of ships launched in its bitter causatum, to the billions of songs written in its wake. To the moments of devastating aching that remind us what it is to feel, remind us to appreciate the joys that now seem so far away.

“Without pain, would we ever feel rapture? Without our own stories to project on them, would all the songs and art that moves us so even matter at all?” asked Jess Blanch.

You make me feel like dancing. Come behind the scenes of our first collection shoot.