Following the NY Fashion Week, the fashion industry in London has announced the official opening of the London Fashion Week on Friday at the Somerset House, bringing together some of the best in the field from Burberry to Neiman Marcus.
Warmly welcoming the press and the international buyers were Harold Tillman, CBE, Chairman of the British Fashion Council (BFC) and Samantha Cameron, the Prime Minister's wife and new BFC ambassador.
Following the NY Fashion Week, the fashion industry in London has announced the official opening of the London Fashion Week on Friday at the Somerset House bringing together some of the best in the field from Burberry to Neiman Marcus.
Warmly welcoming the press and the international buyers were Harold Tillman, CBE, Chairman of the British Fashion Council (BFC) and Samantha Cameron, the Prime Minister’s wife and new BFC ambassador.
In Picture: Samantha Cameron, the wife of Britain's Prime Minister, hosts a reception to celebrate the opening of London Fashion Week 2011 with designers in London.
Reuters.The six days of catwalks, networking and collection displays are known for the creativity and dynamism that's unfurled. Apart from American buyers, a keen French and Italian interest was also seen with Colette, Le Bon Marche and L’Eclaireur, La Rinascente, Biffi and Penelope, among others.
In Picture: Samantha Cameron, the wife of Britain's Prime Minister, hosts a reception to celebrate the opening of London Fashion Week 2011 with designers Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos of label Peter Pilotto at Downing Street in London.Reuters.German supermodel and actress Claudia Schiffer was also present during the inauguration function of the LFW at the Downing Street reception. Schiffer is regarded as one of the biggest names in the fashion industry with a net worth of about $55 million as estimated by Forbes.
She achieved her “supermodel” status when she was selected by Karl Lagerfeld to be the new face of Chanel. She later appeared for a number of campaigns for high-end brands such as Versace, Jil Sander, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren and Valentino.
Reuters.Enjoying his myriad roles in the fashion industry as the owner of the heritage brands, Jaeger and Aquascutum, and also chairman of the British Fashion Council, Tillman seemed delighted to play host to his international audience.
The British entrepreneur is credited to have changed the very face of the fashion industry in the country - right from his early ventures in the transformation of Kilgour to his 21st century transformation of luxe house Jaeger.In Picture: Samantha Cameron hosts a reception to celebrate the opening of London Fashion Week 2011 and poses with Schiffer and Tillman in London.
Reuters.The impressive international presence at the 2011 LFW can be attributed in large part to the BFC‘s Guest Programme supported by UK Trade & Investment.
The programme, which was first set up in 2002, initially focused on the American, French and Japanese markets and was targeted at buyers. However, now the scheme has broadened to include leading members of press as well and guests coming from a large number of territories.
“London Fashion Week is an excellent platform for British designers to showcase to the international fashion community the creative, edgy brilliance of our multi-billion pound fashion industry, which is worth £21 billion to the UK economy and supports 1.31 million jobs. We look forward to partnering once again with the British Fashion Council to assist new and exciting designers make their mark in key international markets,” stated Susan Haird, Acting Chief Executive of UK Trade and Industry.
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