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Outerwear and a touch of glamour at Burberry spring/summer 2025. Photo: Reuters

London Fashion Week highlights – from Burberry to Nensi Dojaka

As beleaguered Burberry attempts to revive its glory days, LVMH-owned JW Anderson continues its winning streak – here’s the London Fashion Week lowdown as the event enters its 40th year.

Editor’s pick: 8 things that caught our eye from the ‘big 4’ fashion weeks

The best shows at London Fashion Week, from Burberry to Simone Rocha

Chet Lo on his durian-inspired collab with Charles & Keith – interview

The Asian-American designer’s quirky collection of headbands, handbags and shoes draws on his signature durian-inspired spike designs, which first caught the internet’s attention during the pandemic

Having launched his eponymous knitwear label during the pandemic, Chet Lo’s durian-inspired tie-up with Charles & Keith marks the designer’s first foray into accessories. Photos: Handout

5 times Sam Smith made a splash with their fashion choices in 2023

They were just named Cultural Innovator at the British Fashion Awards – and demonstrated why, with two head-turning looks – though their balloon-like latex suit is definitely the most memorable

Silver belles: metallic trousers are back – and not just for Madonna and Beyoncé

Silver trousers are a major look for winter 2023-24, with designers at Dior, Sacai, Simone Rocha, Isabel Marant – as well as Madonna and Beyoncé – hopping on the trend

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Queen Camilla’s royal style evolution, from revenge dresses to fashion weeks

The Queen Consort’s fashion sense has evolved alongside her public persona, with Camilla wowing in dresses by Vivienne Westwood, Anna Valentine and Bruce Oldfield

Queen Camilla’s fashion sense has undergone a fascinating evolution, from making waves with a “revenge dress” that aped Princess Diana’s, to rocking Vivienne Westwood, Anna Valentine and Bruce Oldfield. Photo: Getty Images

Fashion industry takes a look at itself in the mirror amid sustainability push

In this issue of the Global Impact, we look back at the recent trends from New York, London, Milan and Paris fashion weeks as sustainability and cultural diversity strutted their stuff.

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5 hottest trends seen at London Fashion Week SS24 womenswear shows

From bold colours to sport’s growing influence, these trends seen at the spring/summer 2024 shows at London Fashion Week came from brands including Molly Goddard, Mowalola and Simone Rocha.

5 best collections at London Fashion Week SS24, from Burberry to Erdem

London Fashion Week just wrapped – here are Style’s top 5 picks for the best spring/summer 2024 collections, from Burberry to Simone Rocha x Crocs and more …

Models present creations for British fashion house Burberry’s spring/summer 2024 collection at London Fashion Week in London, on September 18. Photo: AFP

Meet Felicity Hayward, the plus-size icon championing inclusivity in fashion

First approached by photographer Miles Aldridge while she was working at a bar, now Hayward champions body-positive representation, skipping the front rows of brands who don’t stock her size

Felicity Hayward is all about championing inclusivity in fashion. Photo: @felicityhayward/Instagram

What’s it really like to work a ‘big four’ fashion week?

New York, Paris, Milan and London fashion weeks are highly glamorous events attended by the biggest stars, but what are they like for those who work them? A stylist, photographer and model reveal.

How wearable is sculptural fashion off the runway? We ask the designers

Fashion and sculpture have converged to result in showstopping designs on the runway over the years – but how wearable are they really, and is that even their purpose?

How designer Christopher Kane ‘empowers women’ with his off-the-wall fashion

Christopher Kane is known for off-kilter garments that he says ‘empower women and LGBTQ communities’. The designer talks about his inspirations after the launch of his new collection at London Fashion Week.

A look from Christopher Kane’s autumnl/winter 2023 collection shown at London Fashion Week. Photo: Christopher Kane

7 key fashion trends to know for spring/summer 2023 – including jelly shoes

It’s time to ramp up your warm weather wardrobe with the latest fashion trends from the spring/summer 2023 catwalks in Paris, Milan, New York and London, so get ready for fluorescents and florals

Loud, proud and floral: key looks from the Loewe ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023 collection unveiled at Paris Fashion Week last September. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘I need to save my culture’: Ukrainian designers show at London Fashion Week

A year into the war with Russia, three Ukrainian fashion designers show new collections put together in Ukraine. ‘I think it’s really important not to stop,’ says Ksenia Schnaider, one of the three.

London Fashion Week 2023: Inside the epic Moncler Genius live show

Adidas Originals, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys and more of the Italian luxury brand’s new ‘co-creators’ took over Olympia London with their immersive installations

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London Fashion Week 2023: No trench coats for Burberry?

Creative director Daniel Lee went in a bold new colourful direction for his first runway show with the brand, with Naomi Campbell and Jun Ji-hyun in the front row

A model presents a creation for British fashion house Burberry during the autumn/winter 2023 fashion show collection on the fourth day of London Fashion Week, in London, on February 20. Photo: AFP

11 of Sam Smith’s most daring looks to date, from Valentino to JW Anderson

Smith says they are finally comfortable in their skin – a win for fashion fans who have delighted in seeing them in everything from Harri latex to Valentino and R. Swiader gowns in recent months

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Profile | ‘The most beautiful things are in nature’: designer Susan Fang’s inspiration

Chinese fashion designer Susan Fang reveals how nature inspires her creations, from handbags that mimic ocean bubbles, to textiles inspired by the way sunlight is refracted through leaves.

Why Burberry hired Bottega Veneta’s Daniel Lee as its new creative head

The British designer and Celine alum takes over from Riccardo Tisci, whose five-year term ended suddenly amid talk of Burberry’s ‘lacklustre’ sales and poor social media presence

Models present creations during the Burberry catwalk show at London Fashion Week in London in 2020. Under outgoing creative head Riccardo Tisci the British brand has struggled, prompting a reshuffle that has seen Daniel Less hired as chief creative officer. Photo: Reuters

Black veils, cancelled parties: how London Fashion Week mourned the queen

London Fashion Week started days after Queen Elizabeth died, but while tribute was paid – think black veils, cancelled parties and, on the day of her funeral, no shows – the event went ahead more or less as planned.

A spring/summer 2023 by Erdem. The start of London Fashion Week coincided with the death of Queen Elizabeth, but while tribute was paid the event carried on regardless.

Royal runway models: meet handsome Princes Nikolai and Felix of Denmark

Dior, Burberry and Georg Jensen are among the luxury brands to benefit from young royals swapping the military for fashion modelling

The fabulous life of Princess Beatrice, 10th in line to the throne – and new mum

From holidays with Karlie Kloss to marrying Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and hanging with her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, Beatrice sure lives the life of a true princess – as this glamorous picture history proves

‘Fashion is tired’: how it can change, starting with fashion weeks

What’s the future of fashion weeks? Can labels keep putting on catwalk shows and expect everyone to come? Not after the coronavirus pandemic. They need to offer experiences, and harness social media.

Fashion industry insiders such as Alexandre de Betak, responsible for some of the most high-octane fashion events in recent years, such as the Jacquemus spring/summer 2020 show pictured, believe fashion has to change after the pandemic. Photo: Getty Images

‘Why can’t men wear pink?’ The designer behind the Amesh label

Born in London and raised in Sri Lanka, designer Amesh Wijesekera’s collections are bright, flowery and romantic – and deliberately not gender-specific because he believes fashion should be inclusive.

Amesh Wijesekera is the creator and designer of fashion label Amesh. Photo: Jesus Rubio

How Burberry launched London Fashion Week with no front row

Riccardo Tisci’s models strutted through dense woodland in a collection the designer says was inspired by a ‘love affair between a mermaid and a shark’

Ralph & Russo – the Australian duo flying the flag for British couture

The London-based design duo have had to embrace seismic changes, launching their autumn/winter 2020 collection digitally while planning for future challenges of Brexit and the need for sustainability

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The latest collections from luxury brands and high fashion designers on the catwalks in London.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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