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Amanda Wakeley to relaunch label at Fashion Week
Ruth Bloomfield16 Jul 2009
Leading British celebrity designer Amanda Wakeley is set to relaunch her label in one of the highlights of this year's autumn London Fashion Week.
Ms Wakeley, pictured, reclaimed control of her eponymous brand in April after it was sold by her former husband and business partner Neil Gillon. In April she secured a £1million deal to buy back the label, saving more than 50 jobs in the process.
Wakeley, winner of three British Fashion Awards, launched her career at London Fashion Week in 1990 and became the go-to designer for royals and Hollywood actresses, such as Demi Moore and Scarlett Johansson. Wakeley's return will be one of the big talking points.
She is among a record number of designers -Matthew Williamson, Burberry Prorsum, Pringle of Scotland and Clements Ribeiro - returning after absences. She will relaunch her brand with a catwalk show on 22 September at Somerset House, the event's new home after many years in Chelsea.
This year's Fashion Week marks its 25th anniversary and is set to be the biggest yet, with more than 50 catwalk shows over six days, and at least 20 "presentations" in which designers explore unusual ways of displaying spring/summer 2010 collections.
