LONDON FASHION WEEK news and archive

Raf Simons makes London debut with stripped back 80s collection

After delaying his runway show in respect of the Queen’s death, Raf Simons finally took to London to showcase the brand’s spring/summer 2023 collection in what was the designer’s first show in the UK city. Set in the nightclub establishment Printworks, the event was hosted simultaneously to the art fair Frieze, for which Simons is a patron too...

14 Oct 2022

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Clearpay drops NFTs with Richard Quinn

Clearpay, the sponsor of London Fashion Week, has teamed up with Richard Quinn and the British Fashion Council to offer limited-edition floral rose NFTs to “lucky customers” to celebrate the city-wide LFW celebrations until October 13. The large rose NFTs pay homage to Quinn’s spring/summer 2023 collection and will give fashion fans access to an...

10 Oct 2022

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Democratization: Fashion Weeks’ secret to offset 600 million pandemic loss

The global fashion industry faces a bumpy road ahead. Not only they have to figure out their own logistics conundrums but to reinvent the supply chain, re-connect with consumers and make up for double-digit decline in revenues. At a global level, the fashion industry posted a 20 percent decline in revenues in the 2019–20 period, with margins for...

3 Oct 2022

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BFC announces a city-wide celebration of LFW in October

The British Fashion Council is to host a celebration of London Fashion Week in October, following a scaled-back fashion week earlier this month due to the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The city-wide LFW celebration will take place from October 6 to 13 and will feature a curated programme of unique experiences, events and promotions to...

29 Sept 2022

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LFW SS23: Chet Lo makes solo catwalk debut

London-based Asian-American designer Chet Lo, who has seen his popularity grow due to his futuristic spiky knits being loved by the likes of Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, and Kylie Jenner, embarked upon his first solo LFW catwalk show, after two seasons as part of incubator Fashion East. For spring/summer 2023, Lo was inspired by his childhood and a...

23 Sept 2022

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LFW: 6 Tributes to the Queen

With the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II happening just days before London Fashion Week, designers used their showcase to pay tributes to the late monarch. This ranged from holding minute silences to dedicating their SS23 collections, as well as taking inspiration from the Queen’s love of bright colours and including all-black looks as solemn...

23 Sept 2022

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JW Anderson questions reality with tech-inspired collection

As a brand that has become known for its distinctive take on fashion, JW Anderson stuck close to its reputation for its spring/summer 2023 collection presented during London Fashion Week. The womenswear show was located in a London casino arcade, an aesthetic that was also translated into the collection, which aimed to blend the world of...

22 Sept 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Simone Rocha debuts first fully-formed menswear collection at LFW

Irish designer Simone Rocha took to the historic grounds of The Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Justice Court, for her London Fashion Week show this season. During the event, Rocha displayed a selection of her typically voluminous pieces alongside the debut of her first fully-formed menswear collection for spring/summer 2023. Models paced...

20 Sept 2022

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Harris Reed opts for theatrical silhouettes in new collection

British-American designer Harris Reed opted for theatrics for his spring 2023 presentation, kicking off London Fashion Week in a dramatic off-schedule runway show. With his new collection, entitled ‘Mise en Scène’, the young designer challenged conventional gender design codes while drawing inspiration from debutante balls, an aristocratic event...

19 Sept 2022

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LFW: Oqliq goes high-end and high performance

London-based Taiwanese brand Oqliq went ahead with a runway show during LFW, weaving their sportswear magic into a collection and show that imbued Chinghsing tea culture. It began with technical fabrics, like military ripstop that made an invisible camouflage and supported the theme of protection. Designers Chi Hung and Orbit Lin consider the...

19 Sept 2022

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London Fashion Week shows rescheduled due to Queen's funeral

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has confirmed that no London Fashion Week (LFW) shows, presentations or events will take place on the Queen's state funeral, Monday, September 19. Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, the BFC has said that as LFW is a business-to-business event it can still go ahead, while...

13 Sept 2022

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Raf Simons cancels LFW show following death of The Queen

Belgian designer Raf Simons has become the second big name to cancel an upcoming show at London Fashion Week following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week. In a statement on September 9, seen by Vogue Business, the Raf Simons team said: “Following the devastating news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we have decided to...

12 Sept 2022