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Designers flock to London Fashion Week
By This is London 09.02.07
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The capital will once again pay homage to classic couture and innovative designs with the return of London Fashion Week on 12 February.
Ben de Lisi, Julien Macdonald, Betty Jackson and Marc Jacobs will all be among the designers exhibiting their latest collections.
Exhibition@London Fashion Week has attracted more first time exhibitors, 'green' labels and designers from New York and LA eager to show their Autumn/Winter Collections.
Estethica, an area dedicated to promoting eco-sustainable designs, is in its second season and features key names such as Katharine E Hamnett and Project Alabama, as well as attracting new talent including Wildlife Works, aGaiN NYC, Unicorn Design and The Hemp Trading Company.
London Fashion Week's first farmer designers Makepiece will also be on hand to prove that you can go from sheep to chic with their sustainable yarns.
Topshop is sponsoring the New Gen exhibition, which continues to support new design talent emerging from the UK, and there'll be a US invasion with Stateside designers lining up to showcase their ready-to-wear and accessory designs.
Plus, for the first time visitors can relax at The Bar, which features Red Bull decks and music from top London DJs.
Provisional Show Schedule:
Sunday 11th February 2007
10:15 Paul Costelloe BFC Tent
12:30 Caroline Charles BFC Tent
14:45 Ben de Lisi BFC Tent
Monday 12th February 2007
09:30 Noir BFC Tent
10:45 Peter Jensen TS/WC2
12:00 Duro Olowu * venue tbc
13:15 Fashion East SW3
14:30 John Rocha BFC Tent
15:45 Richard Nicoll * TS/WC2
17:00 Erdem * WC1
18:15 Manish Arora BFC Tent
19:30 Todd Lynn* TS/WC2
Tuesday 13th February 2007
09:30 Allegra Hicks On|Off, W1
10:30 Paul Smith Women SW1
11:45 PPQ BFC Tent
12:45 Christopher Kane * TS/WC2
14:00 Gharani Strok BFC Tent
15:00 Sinha-Stanic ** venue tbc
16:15 Ann-Sofie Back TS/WC2
17:15 Amanda Wakeley BFC Tent
18:30 Marios Schwab * TS/WC2
19:30 Julien Macdonald W1
Wednesday 14th February 2007
09:45 Roksanda Ilincic * W1
10:45 Preen W1
12:00 Jasper Conran W1
13:15 Hamish Morrow BFC Tent
14:30 Aquascutum venue tbc
15:45 Basso & Brooke BFC Tent
17:00 Biba venue tbc
18:15 Jonathan Saunders ** SE1
19:30 Eley Kishimoto BFC Tent
Thursday 15th February 2007
09:30 Ashley Isham BFC Tent
10:30 Nicole Farhi WC2
11:45 Margaret Howell W1
12:45 Betty Jackson BFC Tent
14:00 Antoni & Alison WC1
15:15 Gardem On|Off, W1
16:30 Gareth Pugh * BFC Tent
17:45 Nathan Jenden EC1
19:00 Giles ** E1
Friday 16th February 2007
09:30 Central Saint Martins MA BFC Tent
11:00 Jens Laugesen SW7
12:30 Asprey W1
14:00 Unconditional W1
14:15 Ashish W1
15:30 Bora Aksu BFC Tent
16:15 Gavin Douglas BFC Tent
17:30 MAN W1
19:00 Marc by Marc Jacobs venue tbc
London Fashion Week is at the Natural History Museum from 11-16 February 2007. Visit www.londonfashionweek.co.uk for more information
