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Following the Queen's passing, London Fashion Week

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 Following the Queen's passing, London Fashion   Week

After Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, London Fashion Week was essentially cancelled. The British Fashion Council and designers recently chatted on the phone. The London fashion community banded together in response to that appeal to carry out the events during the scheduled week in a way that respected the status of the nation and the industry's preparation, which in many cases had already gone too far to reverse.


Cancelling could have a detrimental effect on younger, smaller enterprises, as frankly stated by Jonathan Anderson, the well-known designer of JW Anderson and creative director of Loewe, owned by LVMH. In response to the passing of the monarch, the schedule of runway displays, occasions, and festivities has been shortened; it officially starts today.


Most people outside the profession don't realise that Fashion Week is really a business event, according to designer Rejina Pyo, whose show will go on as scheduled on Sunday morning. It is a part of a global, unchangeable fashion calendar that is defined a year in advance.


Some people opt out of the activity. Burberry postponed its Saturday night headliner performance so it wouldn't clash with Buckingham Palace. After that, as a "show of respect," it was moved and rescheduled for October 26. Raf Simons, a designer from Belgium, also delayed his presentation. In London, emerging designers frequently foresee and profit on the appeal of well-known products and commercials.


London Fashion Week, which receives sponsorship from companies like Fashion East, has historically fostered the emerging talent. Young designers who spoke to the Cut anonymously revealed that they had to rearrange their financial plans to put on a show after renowned sponsors withdrew their backing. To continue presenting collections on time, they acknowledged that they would need to act promptly and shrewdly. Read more



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