“This season will be quite a landmark in the sense that the focus really is on the craft,” says 16Arlington’s Marco Capaldo.
As news of the Queen’s death drew the nation to a standstill on the evening of 8 September, a dark cloud loomed over. Crisis talks at the BFC were scheduled to discuss what a scaled-back show season could look like, while designers feverishly WhatsApped one another sharing how much was at stake.
Once the green light was given, the city’s bright young talent had to put on their business hats and work hard to re-secure sponsors who had been spooked by the optics of staging a celebration during a period of. Thousands of pounds hung in the balance, as creatives worked around the clock to not only finish their collections but prove that London Fashion Week would go ahead and it would be the best it could possibly be.
“I’m incredibly honoured to showcase alongside amazing designers this season, it’s been incredible to see the community pull together at a time like this,” says, who documented the sheer volume of work that goes into staging one typically eight-minute presentation on social media. “It instils how important fashion is at times like these. Fashion helps us dream big. It brings joy.
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