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London Fashion Week at 40: Balancing nostalgia and innovation in a changing industry

As London Fashion Week marks its 40th anniversary, it stands as both a beacon of innovation and a mirror reflecting the industry's evolution. The event's legacy, particularly its 1990s zenith, casts a long shadow over today's proceedings. In that era, the runways sizzled with the avant-garde visions of Alexander McQueen, the punk-infused...

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Pandora named official jewellery partner of LFW, reveals partnership with Ahluwalia

Jewellery specialist Pandora has been named the official jewellery partner of London Fashion Week in what the brand said is a continued investment into the industry and “commitment to empowering tomorrow’s generation of designers and creatives”. This September, Pandora is to join forces with the British Fashion Council (BFC) and will be present...

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Ace & Tate and Ahluwalia debut collaboration collection

Dutch eyewear company Ace & Tate have announced a partnership with London-based fashion house Ahluwalia. This collaboration aims to harness the vibrant spirit of London's fashion forwardness. First unveiled amid the backdrop of Ahluwalia's Spring Summer 2024 Runway, the partnership celebrates Ahluwalia’s designs that intricately weave her...

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Making something new from something existing is 'in': This is upcycling

Which fashion designers are upcycling? How big is the upcycling movement? And how popular is it actually with the general public, i.e. the consumer? You can find more about upcycling in this background article. As always, we start at the beginning. Click on the icons in the text for more information. Contents • The meaning of upcycling (and how...

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Ahluwalia unveils collaboration with Glenfiddich

British emerging designer Ahluwalia has unveiled a bomber jacket celebrating the bartending community in collaboration with scotch whisky brand Glenfiddich. The ‘Glenfiddich Rare Measures by Ahluwalia’ collaboration marks the Scottish distiller brand’s first fashion partnership and features a custom luxury limited-edition satin bomber jacket...

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BFC teams up with NewGen alumni on a bag collection

The British Fashion Council is commemorating three decades of its NewGen talent initiative with a collaboration with seven of its NewGen alumni designers on a bag collection crafted in partnership with Bags of Ethics. The bag collection features designers Ahluwalia, Christopher Kane, Erdem, Giles Deacon, Halpern, Mary Katrantzou and Roksanda,...

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Ahluwalia Autumn Winter 2023 "Symphony"

For Ahluwalia’s Autumn Winter 23 collection, the genesis starts with sound. Entitled Symphony, creative director and founder Priya Ahluwalia rediscovered the music of her youth– the Bollywood soundtracks and the mainstream Hip-Hop that littered the airwaves in the 90s and 00s as Priya came of age to the bashment and house music she enjoyed at...

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Browns Focus announces Series Two line-up

Luxury boutique retailer Browns has unveiled the line-up for Series Two of its emerging talent platform, ‘Browns Focus,’ featuring seven design talents including Ahluwalia, Bethany Williams, Feben, Namacheko, Nicholas Daley, Selasi and Wales Bonner. The initiative relaunched last year to celebrate not only new talent but also to highlight Browns...

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Priya Ahluwalia named as the first recipient of &PaulSmith mentorship programme

London-based menswear designer Priya Ahluwalia is teaming up with Paul Smith as the first recipient of the brand’s ‘&PaulSmith’ mentorship programme, which aims to support creative people from a variety of fields from design to the culinary arts. The initiative is supported by the Paul Smith Foundation and aims to offer a “fresh and authentic...

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Woolmark Prize names 2022 finalists

The Woolmark Company has selected seven finalists from the UK, the US, France, Australia, China, and South Africa for its 2022 International Woolmark Prize. The UK has two designers in the final, Ahluwalia, launched in 2018 by Priya Ahluwalia and menswear designer Saul Nash. They will compete against New York City-based Peter Do, Rui founded by...

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Video: Ahluwalia SS22 collection

In this video, contemporary ready-to-wear fashion brand Ahluwalia has released its SS22 collection. Watch the video below. Video: Ahluwalia via YouTube Photo credit: Ahluwalia World

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Ahluwalia showcases debut womenswear collection at LFW

London-based rising star Ahluwalia, who was just announced as the winner of the BFC/GQ designer menswear fund, has unveiled her first joint men’s and women’s collection during London Fashion Week. In April, the designer debut her first womenswear range in collaboration with Ganni, opting then to rework deadstock fabric and leftover styles from...