NEW CONCEPT: The June edition of London Fashion Week this year will highlight the city’s status as a world-leading cultural capital and amplify its creative community with a new format encompassing cultural programs, fashion activities and parties to celebrate its 40th anniversary. First reported by WWD last year that the BFC has been talking to … Read more
LONDON — London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week generated a media impact value of more than $350 million across social media, according to reports from the Launchmetrics and WeArisma, influence analytics companies. However, it’s Milan and Paris that generated millions because of the celebrity attendances and major brands showing. South Korean … Read more
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh struggled to hold back her giggles when she was greeted by a half-naked man during a visit to East Bank this week. The 59-year-old royal dropped by the new campus of the London College of Fashion (LCF) in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Monday, Feb. 19, to see the … Read more
Edeline Lee opted for an intimate breakfast on Mount Street for the release of her fall 2024 look book featuring mother-daughter duos that showcased the brand is capable of doing miniskirts, cozy hoodies and children-sized cupcake dresses just as well as its signature flattering cocktail or business casual numbers. “Fashion is a really powerful way … Read more
It was a trip down memory lane at Saul Nash’s fall 2024 show. He looked back to the dress code at garage clubs where he spent countless nights — and where no hoodies, hats, or sneakers were allowed. At the same time, he consciously added new categories to appeal to a wider audience as he … Read more
Since joining Burberry, Daniel Lee has been on a green streak, touring the parks of London, pitching circus-like tents and filling them with chunky blankets, pillows and branded hot water bottles as part of his mission to showcase Burberry’s rugged outerwear cred. On Monday night he took guests, including Callum Turner, Bright, Olivia Colman and … Read more
Aaron Esh continued his mission of building a wardrobe for those who live the cool, high-flying life, and this season, he is getting better at understanding what London’s young elites really want to wear. Moving farther away from his menswear roots, Esh put a bigger focus on sheer gowns, and voluminous outerwear inspired by the … Read more
It’s been a long time coming for Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida, who last showed on the London Fashion Week schedule four years ago. But after spending a few days at the venue of their show, the Truman Brewery in east London, it all started to feel like home again. “It was a weird feeling … Read more
What’s the view like from the mountaintop? It might look something akin to Paolo Carzana’s fall 2024 collection, where delicate silk chiffon, organic cotton twill — both sometimes waxed, other times not — and vintage gauzy cotton swept around models as if invisible winds from a mountain’s summit whipped around them. “It was the idea … Read more
LONDON — Central Saint Martins’ MA Fashion graduate show saw students subverting symbols of luxury, challenging what the fashion industry deems as luxurious—and what it doesn’t. “The course is designed [for students] to go through a journey of learning, reflection, and on a discovery of what their values are and how they can apply them … Read more
