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The highly anticipated show at Paris Fashion Week the Chanel Runway Show,was held at the Grand Palais,on Tuesday October 6 2015. Karl Largefield transformed the set into a dazzling airport inspired theme, The Grand Palais was turned into the world's most stylish airport for the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.. with everything from branded baggage trolleys to departure boards and check in gates, with attendants in CHANEL airline uniforms. Kris Jenner and Lewis Hamilton were spotted on the front row, Cara Delevingne also made an appearance, Kendall Jenner also showed off her rising supermodel credentials as she took to the Runway, turning heads with in a chic blue tweed two piece, and a slick ponytail accessorised with a silver headband. It wasn't just the Keeping up with the Kardashians star who turned heads on the catwalk. Fellow models including Edie Campbell looked as high fashion as ever in Karl's dazzling Spring/Summer 2016 designs which included colourful tweed ensembles, flared cream trousers and embellished cropped jackets.The beauty looks were equally as eye-catching, with pale blue make-up and glitter applied to the models' eyes for a mask-like effect, while hair was kept super smooth and straight. Source: Fashion Channel.
The Dolce&Gabbana Spring/Summer collection 2016 was Tittled ' Italia is Love' with Dresses depicting the scenes and landscapes of Italy, together with ladylike handbags and 50s looks. Decorations on bags and dresses celebrated the country's greatest tourist attractions: Capri, Amalfi, Taormina, Rome, Portofino. There were virgin Mary medallions dangling from shoes also appliqued on velvet dresses. The bags were traditional wicker baskets, there were also lemons everywhere embroidered into dresses, headdresses or on chunky plastic earrings. The whole set was of Italy a 1950s Italian High Street, complete with Red and White stripy awnings. The clothes came in every shape, shade and incarnation, with the brand's signature sleek silhouettes with the international customer in mind, loose, stripped tunics, worn over trousers, flowing long sleeves, floral dresses, with matching head scarfs. The designer's collection was also inspired by reading a book about Italian fashion after the second world war, when tailors would decorate simple cloth with paint or embroidery.
London Fashion Week will be live-streaming all catwalk shows on a Giant Screen, Venue, Carnaby Street, Soho, Brewer Street London, to celebrate their 62nd anniversary..18-22 September. Be the first to see the Spring/Summer collections #SS16 from your favourite designers including Burberry, Holly Fulton, House of Holland and Jonathan Saunders. LFW will be live streaming 30 shows, over 150 designershttp://www.carnaby.co.uk/ Free admission. Get the latest fashion week updates on our blog or sign-up to our Newsletter.
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The London Fashion Week Outdoor Cinema: Featuring catwalks, celebrity interviews and live streaming and digital presentations
Friday 18th - Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Golden Square, Soho, London W1R 3AD Free Admission
London Fashion Week at Golden Square is a short walk from the Official Catwalk Show Space and Designer Showrooms at Brewer Street Car Park. For five days it will be home to screenings, pop-ups, exclusive offers and special events.
•The LFW Outdoor Cinema. This season, LFW boasts its very own outdoor cinema featuring livestreaming from the LFW catwalks, fashion films and digital presentations from Hunter, McQ Alexander McQueen, SHOWstudio, Vogue and Zoe Jordan. Daily highlights and celebrity interviews will also be featured - alongside the LFW debut of the American Express ‘London Fashion Week Talk Series’.
•Hunter. To mark the livestreaming in Golden Square of Hunter’s the Hunter Original SS16 LFW show; the British heritage brand will be offering members of the audience the opportunity to win a Hunter Original Icon from the nearby flagship store on Regent Street.
•Sunglass Hut. Visit Sunglass Hut’s pop-up at Golden Square during LFW for your chance to star in your very own #punkitupvideo. Plus, share your video for a chance to win tickets to London Fashion Weekend. The pop-up will sell an edit of the season’s hottest designer sunglasses, including a UK exclusive of the Burberry Garbadine Lace Collection. They are inspired by woven Garbadine, the iconic fabric of the Burberry trench coat, detailed with an English heritage lace pattern.
•Document your London Fashion Week experience on social media with the ultimate selfie hashtag: #LFW. The giant artwork is the perfect backdrop for style snappers and bloggers alike.
•#LFW #GoldenSquare
Gareth Pugh Official LFW Tote Bags Available from all UK Sunglass Hut stores with purchases of £100 and above.
Sunglass Hut has teamed up with Gareth Pugh to create the official London Fashion Week Tote Bags. With a nod to his AW15 collection, the tote features Pugh’s truly arresting take on Punk. Sunglass Hut’s London Fashion Week ‘Punk it Up’ campaign, featuring Georgia May Jagger, will be featured across London throughout LFW.
London Fashion Week Talk Series Presented by American Express
Daily from Friday 18th September - Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design, 16-17 Greek Street, London W1D 4DR Tickets are free and available from 15th September.
With talks from key speakers including Peter Pilotto and Zandra Rhodes, the official London Fashion Week Talk Series presented by American Express will open its doors to the general public at the prestigious Conde Nast College. With a tightly curated programme of prolific guest speakers from all corners of the industry, these daily discussions are sure to prove insightful and informed. Fashion Film Sponsored by River Island
Sunday 20th September, 15.00 - 16.30 Brewer Street Car Park, London W1F 0LA Tickets are free and available via @riverisland on Instagram and the River Island Style Insider blog.
The British Fashion Council’s film initiative, ‘Fashion Film sponsored by River Island’ continues to make creative leaps forward. This season, Mary Benson, Zandra Rhodes and Zoë Jordan have been selected to show as part of the initiative. With a screening at the Official London Fashion Week show space, ‘Fashion Film’ offers the general public a rare opportunity to venture into the Brewer Street Car Park for the full fashion experience.
Minnie: Style Icon Exhibition
Saturday 19th September - Sunday 20th September 2015 Black Members Club, 67 Dean Street, London W1D 4QH Tickets are free and available at blacksclub.com
In homage to the ultimate fashion pin-up, the British Fashion Council and Disney will join forces to celebrate Minnie: Style Icon. Exploring Minnie Mouse as a style icon and her influence on fashion and pop culture; Minnie: Style Icon, has been co-curated by model and photographer Georgia May Jagger, and brings together photographs, archive imagery, sketches, celebrity portraits and fashion spreads, from as far back as the 1930s to the present day.
AROUND LONDON
London Fashion Week on Carnaby Street Carnaby Style Night: Thursday 17th September 2015 Live streaming showcase: Friday 18th September - Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Carnaby Street, Soho, London W1F Free
Carnaby Street will play host to various screenings during LFW, live streamed shows and exclusive footage. The screenings will be launched at Carnaby Style Night – a celebration that will see the retailers of Carnaby Street and the surrounding area come together to celebrate LFW. With discounts, free drinks and in-store events, savvy shoppers will have the opportunity to win a goodie bag worth £150. Be sure to share your experience on Twitter with the hashtags #Carnaby and #StyleNight to be in with a chance to win over £1,000 worth of prizes.
Shopping During London Fashion Week
With LFW’s recent move to Soho, London’s leading designers and stores are seizing the opportunity to offer up something new.
•Anya Hindmarch. Accessories supremo Anya Hindmarch will be setting up shop in the vast Selfridges Car Park. With a set that replicates the M25, Hindmarch continues her brilliant, visual assault with this ambitious and inspired retail pop-up.
•Harrods. The London uber store will be demonstrating its unwavering support of local fashion with a LFW installation in its prestigious Womenswear dept - displaying a wide selection of the best London Fashion Week collections.
•Liberty. The stalwart of London’s fashion scene will dedicate its iconic Great Marlborough Street windows to showcase the best of British design throughout LFW.
•Marks & Spencer. Throughout the week M&S will be bringing London Fashion Week to life digitally and in its Pantheon Oxford Street store. •Maybelline. LFW’s principal beauty partner has various in-store activities and LFW based point of sale at outlets across the country. •RIBA Regent Street Windows Project. The renowned architects have paired leading architectural studios with flagship stores along Regent Street to create bespoke window installations throughout September to coincide with LFW and London Design Festival.
•Selfridges. Alongside the aforementioned Anya Hindmarch pop up, Selfridges Car Park also boasts a Tom Dixon and Wallpaper* collaboration; MULTIPLEX. An alternative pop-up space dedicated to the appreciation of technology, home, fashion, beauty and jewellery – the space even offers its own Food Hall. For more information visit selfridges.com
•Seven Dials, Covent Garden and Duke of York Square, Chelsea, will join the celebration with window displays and in-store events
• Sunglass Hut will be stocking British designers including Jonathan Saunders and Prism across London stores and on sunglasshut.com/uk. •Topshop. The High Street behemoth will once again dedicate the windows of the world’s largest fashion store to the SS16 NEWGEN designers. With window installations and show screenings, Topshop’s commitment to future talent continues with unflinching confidence.
Crosthwait Exhibition at Gray MCA
Thursday 17th September - Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Gallery 8, 8 Duke Street St James’s, London SW1Y 6BN Free Admission graymca.co.uk
Gray MCA will be exhibiting unseen and rediscovered works by fashion illustrator and modern painter, Irwin ‘Bud’ Crosthwait, during LFW at Gallery 8. To bring the elegance and style of Crosthwait’s work to life, exhibition curators Ashley and Connie Gray will be giving daily talks (at 13.30) to explore the importance of original fashion illustration today and Crosthwait’s legacy. To register to attend a talk, please email info@graymca.co.uk.
Jeans for Genes Day
Friday 18th September 2015
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Jeans for Genes Day. Money raised on the day funds a range of initiatives that improve the quality of life of children and families affected by genetic disorders.
Lavazza Coffee Delivery Service
Friday 18th September - Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Deliveries around Soho
London Fashion Weekend
Thursday 24th September - Sunday 27th September Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London SW3 4RY Tickets available from londonfashionweekend.co.uk
Fashion’s biggest pop-up opens its doors on Thursday 24th September, in its new home, the prestigious Saatchi Gallery on the King’s Road. The impressive gallery will be transformed into Britain’s most exclusive fashion and designer shopping experience, brimming with catwalk shows, pop-up shops, hair & beauty and educational panels from leading industry experts.
The Official London Fashion Week Afternoon Tea at The May Fair Hotel
Throughout September 2015 The May Fair Hotel London, London W1J 8LT From £35 themayfairhotel.co.uk | 020 3047 2037
As an official partner of LFW, it’s unsurprising that The May Fair Hotel make more than a notable effort during London Fashion Week. A five star hotel in the heart of Mayfair, the hotel offers guests some much needed sanctuary from the madness of Brewer Street. To celebrate LFW, the May Fair will be serving a bespoke ‘London Fashion Week SS16 Afternoon Tea’. Quintessentially English, ‘Tea’ comprises the finest savouries, sweets and traditional scones with jam and clotted cream, complemented by fine teas and the optional glass of champagne.
For the duration of Fashion Week, the hotel lobby windows will undergo a fashion makeover, adorned with designs from Gareth Pugh – the May Fair’s most recent collaborator, following in the footsteps of fellow designers Anya Hindmarch, Manolo Blahnik, Nicholas Kirkwood and Sophia Webster.
PATTERNITY Round Table Discussion
Friday 18th September 2015, 19.00 - 22.00 Certain events are ticketed, available from pattternity.org
In recognition of London Fashion Week’s move to Soho, SohoCreate, Picturehouse Central and Atelier Millinery present a special screening of Ari Seth Cohen’s ‘Advanced Style’; an empowering documentary that follows seven bombastic, independent, stylish women whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to ageing.
This September, BBC iPlayer takes fashion to the next level with a series of three exclusive programmes featuring model Abbey Clancy, singer Lianne La Havas and fashion vlogger Grace Victory. With unprecedented access to LFW, BBC iPlayer will give audiences a unique insight into the UK’s most important fashion event.
M&S
M&S is creating a series of specially curated videos in partnership with top fashion blogger, Emily Johnston of Fashion Foie Gras. The videos will bring to life key trends on the Fashion Foie Gras blog or at marksandspencer.com. Daily highlights from LFW will be available from 19 September at http://www.marksandspencer.com/s/women/london-fashion-week
