Naomi Campbell plans fashion show to aid UK flood victims

The event, Fashion for Relief, will take place at the finale of London Fashion Week.

Campbell recruited fellow models Yasmin Le Bon, Elle Macpherson and Jodie Kidd to help launch the cause - all arrived at a London press conference wearing the Burberry T-shirts that have been sold to raise cash for the cause.

In an interview after the launch, Campbell said Kate Moss would be designing some of the clothes on the catwalk.

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She said: "I kidnapped Kate. She's going to be a designer. I don't know what it will be that she designs. She doesn't really like to do the shows... it will be Kate Moss the designer."

Campbell said: "We wanted to do something to help all those affected by the terrible UK floods, our way.

"There is no denying the damage was done with the estimated cost for the recovery in the billions.

She added: "As a British model, in my home town in London, I am honoured to be able to put on and be involved in this kind of show."

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She said: "We wanted to create something unique and special that would allow people to help directly."

She said she would like the fashion community to keep coming together to put on similar events if the need arose in the future.

Macpherson said of her reason for taking part: "My principle is that charity begins at home. This fits right into that category because home for me is the fashion industry and I live in London."

The Australian-born model added: "When there's an opportunity to help there's a lot of people that pass by doing things in their home ground."

Kidd said: "I was born and bred in the country and the flood was very close to me. I live very close to a flood plain. I've seen how devastating it is when rivers break their banks."

But she added: "Once it leaves the news, people tend to forget about it."

Le Bon said she had seen how members of her "own family" were also affected by the floods in Oxfordshire.

She added: "It's an ongoing issue and will be for some time."

Outspoken designer Westwood used today's event to attack the Government, saying: "It would be really nice if the Government could be honest for once.

"If they could say 'We've spent all your taxes on Trident and we want to spend lots more on identity cards which are going to be no use to anybody... but just once we intend to do something. We don't want to set up a precedent of helping people, but just this once...'."

She said the sewage systems had not been maintained, which meant the flood victims could not get clean drinking water, and charitable bodies like the Rotary Club were spending money on the problem when that should have been dealt with by the authorities.

All money raised will go to the Rotary Flood Disaster Appeal to assist communities in the affected districts.

Front row tickets for the exclusive event will cost £750.