LONDON : London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, with organisers dedicating the five-day event to late designer Vivienne Westwood, who died in December.Five days of catwalk shows and presentations take place all over the city, in the second leg of the month-long catwalk calendar that began in New York.
LONDON : London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, with organisers dedicating the five-day event to late designer Vivienne Westwood, who died in December.
An avid campaigner, she used her runways to address issues she felt strongly about: climate change, pollution and her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. On Thursday celebrities, models and fashion editors gathered at London's Southwark Cathedral for a memorial service for Westwood. This season will include British designer Daniel Lee's debut at Burberry and Italian brand Moncler bringing its Genius collaborative projects to the British capital.
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