Attire Accessories - Feb/Mar 2019 (Issue 74)

LONDON FASHION WEEK 73 Global appeal With the 2019 London Fashion Week fast approaching, we look back at the success of September’s programme The 68 th edition of London Fashion Week offered a packed schedule of the most creative and innovative names in the fashion industry. The London Fashion Week platform continues to evolve, expanding the breadth of its international reach and welcoming some of the most exciting brands. The September show featured more than 80 designer names on the official catwalk and presentation schedule and more than 100 brands in the Designer Showrooms. The event welcomed guests from more than 50 countries from five continents. More than 100 designers showcased their latest collections in the Designer Showrooms, the carefully curated exhibition at London Fashion Week. Created by the duo behind &FINALLY, an online accessories platform, the exhibition brought a new dimension to the Designer Showrooms, having created space for more voices and new, exciting talent. Following last season’s tremendous success, the DiscoveryLAB continued to house an experiential zone for thinkers, makers, explorers and innovators across the landscape of fashion, art, technology and performance. The DiscoveryLAB saw presentations and activations from Clio Peppiatt, Emma Charles, FENGYI TAN, Gènavant, KALDA, Mark Fast, MARRKNULL, Micol Ragni, STEVE O SMITH, UNDERAGE and Wesley Harriott. Chinese e-commerce powerhouse and London Fashion Week partner Vip.com hosted an exclusive show on to showcase collections from four Chinese designers, who presented at London Fashion Week for the first time: Mukzin, Bailuyu, A Life On The Left and Kisscat. Burberry presented its first collection under new chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci, while LFW also welcomed Victoria Beckham, who brought her show to the London schedule for the first time to celebrate a decade in business. ALEXACHUNG staged a catwalk to present her new collection, and Jenny Packham returned to London to celebrate her brand’s 30 th anniversary. MM6 Maison Margiela and Nicholas Kirkwood, meanwhile, both presented full runway collections for the first time as part of LFW. The above were but a few of the internationally celebrated designers that showcased their latest collections. Other internationally celebrated designers, including Alice Archer, Ashley Williams, Ashish, Aspinal of London, Christopher Kane, DAVID KOMA, Edeline Lee, Emilia Wickstead, ERDEM, Paul Costelloe, Peter Pilotto, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, Pringle of Scotland, Roland Mouret, Simone Rocha, steventai and Teatum Jones, Temperley London, TOGA, Xiao Li, XU ZHI and Zandra Rhodes, and many more also showcased their latest collections. Who: London Fashion Week, londonfashionweek.co.uk What: A fit-to-bursting schedule of shows, events and showrooms throwing the spotlight on the best of fashion design Where: BFC Show Space, The Store X, 180 Strand, London, WC2R 1EA When: 15 th -19 th February, 2019