Overview: Fashion retailers who went bust in 2016

London - 2016 was not the easiest year for most, but especially not for UK retailers. Those who were unable to keep up with the shift in consumers shopping habits, preferences and styles found themselves struggling to keep their doors open on the high street. 30 major retailers collapsed last year - 20 percent more than in 2015 - according to research from the Centre of Retail Research. Established retailers such as BHS, as well as fashion retailers such as Austin Reed, American Apparel and Ness fell into administration last year, underlining the volatility of the fashion market. Although a number of these retailers have shut their doors for good; some have made a recovery and come out of administration; others were taken over by other companies and relaunched; and others running under different names. FashionUnited has rounded up the main (fashion) retailers which went bust in 2016 below.