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London’s taste for the eclectic and avant-garde keeps it firmly at the frontiers of fashion – creating the perfect, fertile environment from which an abundance of new designers can emerge. The energy and diversity of the city has been a constant source of inspiration for …

Exquisite fabrics, luxuriously rich colours and intricate, hand-sewn embroidery positively shimmered onto the catwalks this week at Bloomsbury Ballroom for this, the first ever, Indian Premier London Fashion Week (IPLFW). In a fusion of East meets West, many of the designers, from all over India, …

While the likes of AEG are counting loose change to purchase the Olympic Stadium, more modest memorabilia can now be acquired for those on an austerity budget. Yes, the Olympic shop has opened. These purveyors of fine Games merchandise since 2010 offer an ‘exciting range …

If rummaging around in your local Oxfam for an undiscovered fashion gem simply isn’t enough, then try delving into the V&A’s behind-the-scenes treasure trove of furniture, ceramics, jewellery, textiles and fashion, as part of The Concise Dictionary of Dress which is unveiled today. Opening up …

Innovation, style and eccentricity were positively oozing out of Spitalfields Market on the second day of Alternative Fashion Week. From the novices of Hackney Community College to some very accomplished designers, visually arresting collections were the order of the day. Kimberely Startups’ bold childhood theme …

East London’s major fashion event has arrived! This week Spitalfields Traders Market is transformed into alternative fashion heaven as 70 young designers from all over the UK, Europe and beyond show off their collections at Alternative Fashion Week (AFW). Innovations in recycled textiles, elegant and …

Richard Nicoll graduated from Central St Martins in 2002 and collaborated with Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton before starting his eponymous label a few years later. This collection shown at London Fashion Week AW10 showed off exactly why his name is synonymous with sophisticated, sharp, …

How to win friends and influence people. These are difficult times for London’s small businesses. In an uncertain economic climate, any new venture must have a unique selling point. One Londoner, Phil Watson of Easy Tiger Corp, has certainly met that criteria… (Warning, the following …

Image by Tsja! under a Creative Commons licence. London Fashion Week kicks off today – albeit in reduced form. It’s down to just five days after New York pushed its fashion showcase back a week (the rotters). London Fashion Working Week, perhaps? And despite catwalk …

If you’re an Armani junky with a Primark budget, help will soon be at hand: Oxfam has opened the first of a new chain of ’boutique’ stores which will sell designer threads to West Londoners with a conscience (or without a trust fund). The new …