LONDON FASHION WEEK & BRITISH FASHION INDUSTRY FACTS & FIGURES

The 62nd edition of London Fashion Week (LFW) will take place in its new home: Brewer Street Car Park in the heart of Soho. The schedule features 78 designers who will showcase SS16 collections to UK and international press and buyers across five days.

Global brands including Anya Hindmarch, Burberry Prorsum, Hunter Original, Paul Smith, Pringle of Scotland, Topshop Unique and Vivienne Westwood Red Label will show alongside Christopher Kane, David Koma, Emilia Wickstead, Jonathan Saunders, JW Anderson, Mary Katrantzou, Peter Pilotto, Simone Rocha, Sophia Webster and Thomas Tait.

Celebrating their 10th anniversaries this year are designers including Ashish, Erdem, Gareth Pugh, Nicholas Kirkwood and Roksanda.

New to the schedule this season is Alexander Lewis, Edeline Lee, new accessories collection by former, Mulberry Creative Director, Emma Hill, Hill & Friends, John Smedley’s first womenswear line, Heikki Salonen’s diffusion line for Maison Margiela MM6, Natasha Zinko and Versus. Peter Jensen and Zandra Rhodes returns to the LFW schedule.

Emerging designers include Le Kilt, Marques’Almeida and Phoebe English.

Event highlights at LFW include Georgia May Jagger hosting the Minnie Mouse Style Icon Exhibition launch; Hussein Chalayan MBE celebrating 21 years in business; the Louis Vuitton Series 3 Exhibition Opening Gala and the Versus SS16 After-Party.

Fashion Film sponsored by River Island has supported films from Mary Benson, Zandra Rhodes and Zoë Jordan.

This season LFW opens its doors to the public through London Fashion Week at Golden Square.

Quelle / Foto: londonfashionweek.co.uk
Quelle / Foto: londonfashionweek.co.uk

As part of London Fashion Week’s move to its new central London location in the heart of Soho, the British Fashion Council today announces the public programme of events that will run alongside London Fashion Week in a bid to create an inclusive city-wide celebration. London Fashion Week at Golden Square is a short walk from the Official Catwalk Show Space and Designer Showrooms at Brewer Street Car Park. For five days it will be home to screenings, pop-ups, exclusive offers and special events.

London Fashion Week SS16 runs from 18th – 22nd September 2015.

London Fashion Weekend runs from 24th – 27th September 2015 at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea.