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LFW: 6 Tributes to the Queen

With the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II happening just days before London Fashion Week, designers used their showcase to pay tributes to the late monarch. This ranged from holding minute silences to dedicating their SS23 collections, as well as taking inspiration from the Queen’s love of bright colours and including all-black looks as solemn...

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London Fashion Week presented by Clearpay September 2022

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to launch London Fashion Week (LFW) presented by Clearpay September 2022 which is dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As a business-to business event, LFW will continue while observing Royal Protocol. Friday 16th to Tuesday 20th September 2022, will fall during the National Mourning period,...

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LFW SS23: To go ahead with respect for the Queen

The spring/summer 2023 edition of London Fashion Week felt like a big comeback following the pandemic years, with the return of Burberry and JW Anderson, and the debut of Raf Simons in the capital. But with the event taking place just days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and falling within the official 10-day mourning period, many expected...

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London Fashion Week shows rescheduled due to Queen's funeral

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has confirmed that no London Fashion Week (LFW) shows, presentations or events will take place on the Queen's state funeral, Monday, September 19. Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, the BFC has said that as LFW is a business-to-business event it can still go ahead, while...

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The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee outfits go on display

The outfits worn by Her Majesty The Queen for her two appearances on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Platinum Jubilee weekend in June will go on public display for the first time at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The two looks form part of a special exhibition commemorating The Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee at Edinburgh’s royal palace...

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The Royal Collection to celebrate Queen’s platinum jubilee in 2022

In celebration of The Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee, three special displays marking significant occasions in Her Majesty’s reign, the Accession, the Coronation and Jubilees, will be staged at the official royal residences in 2022. Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Accession will be at the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace,...

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Champion releases Queen capsule for pop-up store

Sportswear brand Champion has revealed a limited edition range inspired by Queen, to be released as part of the British band’s newly opened pop-up store on Carnaby Street, London. The unisex line merges Queen’s iconography with Champion’s signature sportswear aesthetic, with garments showcasing original images and song titles from the band’s...

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Princess Diana's wedding dress to go on display at Kensington Palace

Diana, Princess of Wales’ famous wedding dress will go on display at Kensington Palace as part of an exploration of the fine art of designing for royalty, for the first time in 25 years. The temporary ‘Royal Style in the Making’ exhibition opens on June 3 in the newly-conserved Orangery at Kensington Palace and will explore the “unique...

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Launer launches handbags to celebrate Queen’s 94th birthday

Royal Warrant Holder, Launer London has launched a special limited edition handbag collection to celebrate The Queen’s 94th birthday. Each of the exclusive handbags aims to celebrate the Queen’s long term patronage of Launer and their royal connection and each features gold foil ‘Royal Edition’ text on the inside leather plaque. The three...

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The Queen is going fur-free

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is following fashion’s lead and is going fur-free, with all future outfits designed for cold weather engagements to feature fake fur. The revelation was revealed in the new memoir of her dresser and personal adviser, Angela Kelly, ‘The Other Side of the Coin’, where she states: “If Her Majesty is due to attend an...

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Queen to celebrate 60th anniversary

Buckingham Palace is celebrating the 60-year anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip with a small exhibition of wedding gifts, diamond jewellery as well as the dress and 13-foot bridal veil designed by Norman Hartnell. The exhibition, "A Royal Wedding: 20 November 1947," includes such items such as a piece of lace hand-spun by Mahatma Gandhi...

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Big-bottomed girls

It's not just a song from the beloved repertoire by pop group Queen, but also a theme that is taking over the fashion world. The skinny debate is still raging and with inexplicably perfect timing US Vogue - to many the fashion bible - has featured the full-figured actress Jennifer Hudson on its March cover. Not only is she the third ever...