London Fashion Week – The Lowdown
14-09-2010
The BFC has already promised one of the most exciting line ups of recent years for London Fashion Week which will run from 17th to 22nd September at its headquarters at Somerset House.
The hot names to look out for this season come from the Swedish design powerhouse, Acne and the NewGen talents, Holly Fulton, David Koma and Michael Van Der Ham, who will all be making their catwalk debuts! Acne, the Swedish newcomer to LFW, which opened its London ‘Studio’ flagship, on Dover Street back in July has developed rather a cult following since its 1997 debut with an award-winning signature collection of streetwise denim and leather. “For me, London has a great energy and momentum at this moment,” said Jonny Johansson, Acne’s creative director. “I love the English way of clashing heritage and contemporary.”
Along with Fulton, Koma and Van Der Ham, other young designers showing under the Topshop-sponsored NewGen scheme include Mary Katrantzou and Peter Pilotto, with the Fashion Forward winner, Louise Gray, and Craig Lawrence showing their collections in a presentation.
The British designer, Giles Deacon, recently appointed the creative director of the Paris house of Emanuel Ungaro, will also return to the LFW scene, following two seasons in the French capital, after winning the prestigious ANDAM award.
In addition, Burberry Prorsum, designed by Christopher Bailey, Antonio Berardi, Matthew Williamson, Pringle of Scotland, and Jonathan Saunders have all confirmed their commitment to a third consecutive season on the London fashion stage.
The first day of London Fashion Week will feature a further fashion surprise in the form of avant-garde designer Hussein Chalayan’s exhibition, ‘B-side’, at the Spring Projects Gallery, in Kentish Town. The exhibition, divided into three segments – Micro Geography, A Cross Section, and Anaesthetics & Inertia – will showcase Chalayan’s exploration into the body, movement and voyeurism, and will feature new works, sculpture, film and animation. Chalayan, MBE, winner of the British Designer of the Year title in both 1999 and 2000, has been showing his ready-to-wear collections in Paris since 2001.
Other draws on the London Fashion Week schedule include the first winner of the BFC and Vogue’s Designer Fashion Fund award, Erdem; Christopher Kane; Marios Schwab; and Richard Nicoll, alongside established and iconic designers such as Jasper Conran, Margaret Howell, Paul Smith, Betty Jackson, and Vivienne Westwood with her funky Red Label.
The Campaign for Wool industry presentation is also a key event FashionCapital will be covering. The Presentation will showcase exclusive wool products created for The Campaign for Wool.
The Campaign for Wool is a coalition of the key organisations in the global industry brought. It has united people and organisations across the world that believe in the benefits and versatility of wool from fashion through interiors to green technology. Sheep farmers, manufacturers, designers and retailers have come together to remind you of the advantages with wool – the natural choice.
FashionCapital will be providing daily catwalk reports and events coverage so watch this space for everything you need to know about this season’s London Fashion Week!
For the complete catwalk and events schedule please visit www.londonfashionweek.co.uk
