Ahead of London Fashion Week, Grazia speaks to Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council, about why the show must go on
emailed to say that it would be cancelling its show as a mark of respect. So, too, did Raf Simons. The British Fashion Council, however, released a statement earlier this week, outlining its plans for a scaled-back LFW, which is going ahead with significant alterations to the schedule.
Caroline Rush, Kate Middleton and Stephanie Phair at this year's Queen Elizabeth II Award for British DesignThis isn't the first time that a major world event has shaped the proceedings at LFW. During the first year of the pandemic, it regrouped with an almost entirely digital schedule in September, with designers, many already anticipating the impacts of Brexit, having to pivot to an entirely new format.
According to Rush, cancellation would have been tantamount to, 'money lost without the benefit of showing their collections and being able to connect with not only the national audiences they have here but the international audiences.' It won't, however, be a regular LFW. 'We normally enjoy front-page news during LFW, with images from the shows and headline stats about how important British fashion is to our economy.
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