A new initiative to showcase British fashion houses in China is launched. It is a joint project between the British Fashion Council, which promotes local design talent, the Beijing International Brand Management Centre and the China-Britain Business Council... more
"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
Traffic should be banned from the West End for the post-Christmas sales to boost the number of shoppers and save chains from 'disaster', a top retail boss said... more
Samantha Cameron was the guest of honour at the British Fashion Awards, sharing the red carpet with Victoria Beckham, Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell... more
Samantha Cameron appears to have found her perfect role as Prime Minister’s spouse and style-conscious mother — an unpaid role with the British Fashion Council to promote UK designers... more
Harold Tillman, the owner of Jaeger and Aquascutum and chair of the British Fashion Council wants tax breaks for Britain’s £175 million ethical-fashion industry... more
Calvin, 25, was born in Dumfries. He's had five top ten hits, including Acceptable in the 80s, and a number one album. He has also worked with Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Kylie Minogue...... 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
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
London Fashion Week will run for five days next February after an emergency meeting between the organisers of London, New York, Milan and Paris fashion weeks... more
There are signs that anorexia is increasing at a faster rate among men than women as the beauty and fashion industry puts a greater focus on males... 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
With London Fashion Week starting on Sunday, we reveal how its future is today under threat as America's top designers bulldoze aside our home-grown shows
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The British Fashion Council's decision not to bring in health certificates and random drug testing for catwalk models could put funding for the capital's fashion showcase at risk... more
Let's face it, the fashion world is allergic to real women. Wriggling out of regulating the catwalk, as the British Fashion Council did yesterday, is symptomatic of an industry in thrall to size zero - and in denial about what the female body actually looks like... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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