London fashion week launches in quirky new home – a multistorey car park
Star-studded event moves from Somerset House to concrete landmark as practicality and accessibility take centre stage
Caroline Rush
The great British fashion invasion: how UK designers are taking on the world
The big French luxury fashion conglomerates have been making unprecedented investment in young UK designers lately, and no wonder – the current crop of British talent is some of the most forward-looking anywhere in the world
The best of the British luxury industry in 2013. Walpole Awards for Excellence 2013
Walpole Awards for Excellence 2013 winners are… The Walpole British Luxury Awards for Excellence 2013 took place on Monday 18th November at Banqueting House in London. Walpole is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1990 to promote British luxury goods, and its annual event recognizes some of the British luxury industry’s most exciting and innovative brands … Read more
New Constellation launched in London
VERTU Constellation launch, One Mayfair. Vertu, the market leader in luxury mobile communications, pioneered the luxury mobile phone category with the launch of the iconic ‘Signature’ phone in 2002. Since then it has dominated the category that it created, despite competition from many larger brands over the years. With the launch of Constellation, a modern … Read more
London is dedicating an event to pre-collections
London Collections: Women. To promote the growing number of brands and designers selling mainline or resort collections during this period, The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced plans for London Collections: Women commencing 18th June. Last year the British Fashion Council created a guide to Pre-Collections that was well received by British and international buyers. London … Read more