Fourteen of the biggest names in British fashion and art ranging from royal wedding dress designer Sarah Burton to sculptor Marc Quinn are being paired up in a unique collaboration to create works to celebrate 'Olympic values'
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"Sleep is a luxury I have to do without," a young fashion designer told me recently, his panda eyes offering proof. With four days until London Fashion Week kicks off again, he won't be the only one boosting business at the coffee shops around Shoreditch; almost every designer on the roster would make Goldman Sachs's REM-deprived finest look lazy... more
Victoria Beckham showed off her petite frame in a little black dress with a twist for fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg's launch at Claridge's.... more
Showing in Paris for the first time after years as the star of London Fashion Week, Giles Deacon brought a much-needed injection of British humour... more
Paul Smith, the patriarch of Britain's designers, has seen London Fashion Week develop from a chaotic sideshow to a celebrated international circus. Roll up and see the spectacle, he says... more
He's always up for a good party. But Henry Holland has a strong work ethic too, and his catwalk show at next month's London Fashion Week is the hot ticket... more
Whether it be in Savile Row, magazines, clubs or just accessible high street fashion, the capital leads the way. These are the names that make the fashion world spin.... more
In a fashion week that has - quite blessedly - been fairly celebrity free, Giles Deacon bucked the trend with a front row that played host to a bizarre mix of faces... more
The showcase week for an industry worth £40 billion to the economy is under threat from abroad — yet it is the lack of support at home that is just as damaging... more
Novelty venue The Reindeer's forest of elegant black tables is edged by a Narnia of real firs. But the food is anything but throwaway, says Laushka Ivan-Zadeh.... more
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