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Backstage at H&M

March 2, 2011

Hold the front page

The LFW Daily team spent the afternoon at H&M’s Flagship Regent Street Store for a very fashionable affair on February 26. Read more »

February 23, 2011

Classics nouveaux

“As a woman, I’m always thinking about what I want to wear and where I want to wear it,” said Joanna Sykes, the first female Design Director of Aquascutum, backstage after her stellar debut collection for the oh-so-British brand. Read more »

Fashion Moment

February 22, 2011

The Fashion Moment

English blooms and sunset hues backstage at the Erdem A/W 2011 show yesterday. Photography by Anna Bauer. Read more »

February 20, 2011

Hair shirts off the menu at Estethica

It was as buzzy as a bee at the BFC’s eco-fashion Estethica Brunch yesterday, which could have had something to do with the home-baked muffins. Read more »

The great continental drift

Are some London designers in danger of developing a transatlantic drawl? Dropping “cell phone” and “sidewalk” into every other sentence just for the sheer hell of it? With many labels planting one foot in New York and one foot in London, it’s becoming a distinct possibility. Read more »

Catwalk illustration at Mulberry

Kate Eldridge of Style Satchel illustrates at Mulberry exclusively for The Daily. Read more »

Catwalk Illustration at J.W Anderson

Kate Eldridge of Style Satchel illustrates at J.W Anderson, exclusively for The Daily. »

Bee-yoooo-tiful Boutique!

Thought the reinvention of Jaeger story just couldn’t get any better?  Well, get this… We’ve had a sneak peek at the second collection of Jaeger Boutique (S/S 11) and it’s beyond wonderful. »

Lanvin hearts H&M preview

It was the detail that set our hearts fluttering: the tulle tiers on the ballerina dress, the raw-edge ribbons on elegant stilettos and waterfall ruffles that flowed through skirts. »

Fashion’s farewell to a genius

Is it appropriate to review a memorial service? To pass judgement, even if that judgement is that it was perfect? What yesterday’s Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life of Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE, revealled was not just how much his closest friends miss him, but how well they knew a complex, challenging, creative soul. »

One Aldwych

Relax and reboot at the end of the day running between shows, by booking yourself into the calm oasis that is One Aldwych’s Health Club. »

LOBBYING FOR LFW

In need of a post show pick me up? Look no further than One Aldwych’s Lobby bar. »

Music Moves Fashion

Appropriate that millinery showcase Headonism should be a stone’s throw from LFW’s latest foodie destination, Music Moves Fashion Café, which you’ll find deep in the bowels of Somerset House. »

Frill-tastic Alert!

What do you get when you cross an American Sportswear brand with an Italian couture house? Luxe fashion basics. »

Window Shopping

The LFW Daily team pitched up at H&M’s flagship Regent Street store and created a fun soiree for shoppers on September 23. »

On/Off and VFS roundup

The exhibitions at On/Off and Vauxhall Fashion Scout are where many of the next generation of LFW stars are to be found showing off their work, from womenswear to jewellery. »

The Great Exhibition

Gemma Critchley and Zara Braganca from Cabinet share snippets and snaps from their third season exhibiting at the LFW Exhibition…. »

YUM ALDWYCH

Fashion pit stop alert: Battenberg cake, chocolate tart, miniature tea sandwiches and quail Scotch eggs are just some of the bite size snacks we are loving in between shows. »

Fast Forward…

Yay to Peter Pilotto, Meadham Kirchhoff and Todd Lynn! The designers were announced as the winners of the much-coveted BFC Fashion Forward scheme, sponsored by Coutts & Co and supported by the London Development Agency. »

M&S Illustrated

Fans of fashion illustration, The Daily team was in its element at the M&S press day. »

The bad girl cometh

It is often something as subtle as a shift in mood that can make you sit up and take notice. »

HAIKU-TURE

A daily Haiku penned by Brix Smith-Start, penned from the front row exclusively for lfwdaily. »

Fashion diversion ahead

Britain’s big hitters, support the diversity ticket! A sunny Saturday morning and Rankin, on the terrace shooting live, is flanked by a stylishly dressed crowd of onlookers. »

Overheards

In the Daily office, half deutsch Cat Callender to fully deutsch Anna Bauer on hearing that she didn’t get a shot of John Galliano at Fashion Fringe for the front page: “Ah well, don’t worry. »

Tucking in at Tiff o’clock

Thanks to the opening of the Tiffany Tuck Shop for Skate at Somerset House, snack o’clock at The Daily HQ is now a far more chic affair. »

The Great Gruau

You may not know his name, but you will probably be familiar with illustrator René Gruau’s work. »

Jaeger Illustrations by Tanya Ling

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Into the interior

“A room with a view of Palm Beach through Roman-esque arches; random chairs in Tiger Woods’ living room, or even a bedroom in the White House. »

Model designs take an eco turn

portrait by Heath Brown, photography from www.shediedofbeauty.com As a self-confessed hypochondriac, Erin O’Connor found the perfect title for her first project in fashion design: “She Died of Beauty”. »

Roberts teases with tees

As if he wasn’t busy enough being uber creative and visionary, Vanity Fair’s Michael Roberts is guest designing a witty ‘t’ or two for Carlo Ninchi and Vittorio Locatelli’s Onetshirt range this season. »

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