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London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week (LFW) is a clothing trade show that takes place in London, England, twice a year, in June and September. Showcasing more than 250 designers to an audience of press members and retailers, it is one of the more prominent fashion weeks to be organized.
Organized by the British Fashion Council (BFC) for the London Development Agency with help from the Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills, London Fashion Week first took place in February 1984. Lynne Franks had help to generate the idea of putting together the London shows into a schedule. London Fashion Week currently presents itself to funders as a trade event that also attracts significant attention from the press and benefits taxpayers. More than 5,000 press members and buyers are involved, with orders of more than £100 million placed.
A retail-focused event, London Fashion Week Festival, takes place immediately afterward at the same venue and is open to the general public.
During SS16 (shown September 2015) and AW16 (shown February 2016), British Fashion Council made the decision to host the designers' showrooms at the Vinyl Factory, situated at the active car park in Soho, off Brewer Street.
Following increasing numbers of anti-fur protesters, the London Fashion Week held in September 2018 was the first major fashion week to be fur-free.
In late 2024, a British Fashion Council representative told Parliament that exotic skins — such as alligator, snake and reptile — would be banned from the event as of 2025.
Since its inception in 1984, London Fashion Week (LFW) has utilized various official venues. The inaugural event in March 1984 took place in the car park of the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington. It featured 15 catwalk shows from designers such as Vivienne Westwood, David Fielden, Ghost, and Betty Jackson.
In September 1984, LFW moved to the Duke of York's Barracks on King's Road, remaining there for three seasons before relocating to the larger Olympia venue in March 1986. The early 1990s recession prompted another move, this time to The Ritz Hotel in 1992, where Alexander McQueen showcased his work for the first time since his graduate collection.
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London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week (LFW) is a clothing trade show that takes place in London, England, twice a year, in June and September. Showcasing more than 250 designers to an audience of press members and retailers, it is one of the more prominent fashion weeks to be organized.
Organized by the British Fashion Council (BFC) for the London Development Agency with help from the Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills, London Fashion Week first took place in February 1984. Lynne Franks had help to generate the idea of putting together the London shows into a schedule. London Fashion Week currently presents itself to funders as a trade event that also attracts significant attention from the press and benefits taxpayers. More than 5,000 press members and buyers are involved, with orders of more than £100 million placed.
A retail-focused event, London Fashion Week Festival, takes place immediately afterward at the same venue and is open to the general public.
During SS16 (shown September 2015) and AW16 (shown February 2016), British Fashion Council made the decision to host the designers' showrooms at the Vinyl Factory, situated at the active car park in Soho, off Brewer Street.
Following increasing numbers of anti-fur protesters, the London Fashion Week held in September 2018 was the first major fashion week to be fur-free.
In late 2024, a British Fashion Council representative told Parliament that exotic skins — such as alligator, snake and reptile — would be banned from the event as of 2025.
Since its inception in 1984, London Fashion Week (LFW) has utilized various official venues. The inaugural event in March 1984 took place in the car park of the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington. It featured 15 catwalk shows from designers such as Vivienne Westwood, David Fielden, Ghost, and Betty Jackson.
In September 1984, LFW moved to the Duke of York's Barracks on King's Road, remaining there for three seasons before relocating to the larger Olympia venue in March 1986. The early 1990s recession prompted another move, this time to The Ritz Hotel in 1992, where Alexander McQueen showcased his work for the first time since his graduate collection.
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