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LFW40 aims to highlight London’s unique creative communities, independent businesses, and its status as a leading cultural capital. This year’s schedule introduces exciting new talents and established names, promising a vibrant and diverse array of fashion presentations.

New designers on the schedule include:

• Harris Reed
• Patrick McDowell
• Standing Ground

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These newcomers will be presenting alongside Completedworks and EDELINE LEE, both of whom have been awarded coveted Catwalk slots. Additionally, Mithridate will join the schedule with a special Presentation format.

Returning Designers:

• Kent & Curwen
• Nensi Dojaka
• TOGA

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This season’s schedule is packed with noteworthy shows and presentations from renowned designers, including:

• 16Arlington
• Ahluwalia
• Burberry
• Chopova Lowena
• DAVID KOMA
• Dilara Findikoglu
• Emilia Wickstead
• ERDEM
• FASHION EAST
• KNWLS
• Richard Quinn
• ROKSANDA
• Simone Rocha
• TOVE

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A major highlight this season is the return of the BFC NEWGEN Show Space at the iconic 180 The Strand. This platform will feature both physical and digital activations from emerging designers.

Physically Presenting BFC NEWGEN Designers are:

• AARON ESH
• ANCUȚA SARCA
• Charlie Constantinou
• Chet Lo
• DI PETSA
• DERRICK
• HARRI
• Johanna Parv
• Karoline Vitto
• LUEDER
• MASHA POPOVA
• Paolo Carzana
• Pauline Dujancourt
• Sinéad O’Dwyer
• The Winter House
• TOLU COKER
• YAKU

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Digitally Presenting BFC NEWGEN Designers:

• Kazna Asker
• Leo Carlton
• Steve O Smith

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The final schedule, including specific timings and formats for each activation, will be released in August 2024. This comprehensive schedule will provide further details to ensure attendees can make the most of this landmark event.

The hybrid approach adopted by LFW September 2024 seeks to combine the best of both worlds. By offering both physical and digital presentations, the event maximizes accessibility and engagement while maintaining the irreplaceable experience of live fashion shows. This approach allows designers to reach wider audiences without sacrificing the intimate, impactful moments that define traditional runway shows.

As the fashion industry continues to adapt and innovate, the balance between physical and digital presentations will likely evolve, reflecting changes in technology, audience preferences, and global circumstances. For now, the hybrid model offers a dynamic and inclusive way to celebrate fashion, ensuring that creativity and innovation remain at the forefront.

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Accreditation for LFW September 2024 is now open. It is available to fashion industry professionals such as press, buyers, influencers, stylists, photographers, broadcasters, and sales agents. Interested parties can apply for accreditation here. 

Additionally, the LFW City Wide Celebration returns this season, offering a range of events and activations open to the public. This initiative aims to engage the broader community, making fashion accessible to everyone. As LFW40 approaches, the anticipation builds for a week filled with creativity, innovation, and celebration of London’s pivotal role in the fashion world. Stay tuned for more updates and prepare to witness fashion history in the making.

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Di Petsa

Greek designer Di Petsa channelled her recent heartbreak into one of the most talked about collections for the week. The collection took inspiration from the designers own Greek Orthadox upbringing and with Greece just finally legalizing same sex marriage, the collection was a fitting display of love.

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With high profile models like Cindy Kimberly, Duckie and Jessie Jo Stark dripping in bells – the show definitely impressed. The collection encapsulated the overall goddess theme of the Di Petsa brand, with a display of Venus being birthed on the runway mixed with their signature wet look, trompe-l’oeil illusion dresses.

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Sinead O’Dwyer

Last Season, Irish designer Sinead O’Dwyer hosted her show at her alma matter – The London Royal College of Art MA classroom. The designer chatted with a journalist as her models walked and displayed her pieces. It was a refreshing change for attendees and set excitement for her proceeding shows. 

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This year, the show was hosted at the Old Selfridges hotel, pivoting to a far more central focal point, which was a theme that seemed to extend to the clothes. The designer went back to the brands basics and expressed she focussed her design on body shape, “I design for a diverse body, that’s the thing that drives the brand.” Which we can completely identify with here at VOIR. “From the very beginning of every design, I’m thinking about those body shapes, what sort of garments they might want to wear and how I can interpret things.”

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Simone Rocha

After a jaw dropping display of mature elegance at Paris Haute Couture fashion week, Simone Rocha is riding the wave right into London. The Irish born designer seems to be on an ever-proceeding incline to becoming one of the biggest names in fashion after taking over the Jean Paul Gautier show and receiving praise from the designer himself.

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Her London Collection took a far more playful, childlike approach with models carrying stuffed animal toys as accessories. She also took the opportunity to announce yet another Rocha x Crocs collaboration, which worked perfectly with the youthful vibe of the collection. 

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JW Anderson

JW Anderson put a charming womenswear spin on the eclectic Grandpa trend that’s been circulating for the last few months. They did this by utilising chunky knits, thick wool coats, tweed, English style under garments and lots of slippers.

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Anderson cited Last of the Summer Wine, a British sit com based around old age pensioners in Yorkshire, as one of his key inspirations.  He captured this Northern aesthetic perfectly and the collection offered itself as a comfortable slice of British nostalgia.

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Dilara Findikoglu

Turkish-british Dilara Fındıkoğlu has become one of the most anticipated collections, not down to but aided by her recent success dressing Margot Robbie for the Barbie premiere after party. The designer chose to host her show in a church, which she sees as a “safe space”. 

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The much-awaited collection consisted of corsets, bodices, bright reds and deconstructed under garments. The idea behind the collection was to “destroy the corporate man “and rebel against male-built society. “I am really into the female form and as a female designer, I just need to celebrate the body,” Fındıkoğlu was reported saying.

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Dreaming Eli

Dreaming Eli is one of the designers to watch, founded by the incredibly talented Elisa Trombatore, who graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2021 with an MA in Fashion. The brand aims to empower women and fight against stereotypes through it’s designs, encouraging power in femininity as well as balancing it with power and danger. 

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Her SS24 collection was titled “Wild Hearts Bleed” and the entire collection encapsulates her the strength and beauty of femininity. The designer achieved this by using boned corsets with hard structured silhouettes, and pairing them with soft colours and delicate fabrics.

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The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to release the provisional schedule for London Fashion Week (LFW) February 2024 as it celebrates the event’s 40th anniversary. Taking place from Friday 16th to Tuesday 20th February, the schedule is a digital-physical hybrid. LFW40 will spotlight London’s unique creative communities and its position as a world leading cultural capital.

The BFC is pleased to announce that from 2024 fur is banned from the LFW schedule. The requirement was implemented for the 2024 application process. The schedule features both menswear and womenswear designers, with highlights including iconic British luxury brand Burberry, as well as 16Arlington, Alhuwalia, DAVID KOMA, Dilara Findikoglu, dunhill, Emilia Wickstead, ERDEM, Eudon Choi, FASHION EAST, JW Anderson, KNWLS, Marques’Almeida, Molly Goddard, Richard Quinn, ROKSANDA, and Simone Rocha.

This season, the BFC NEWGEN Show Space will return to The Old Selfridges Hotel, thanks to the generous support of Selfridges. BFC NEWGEN designers on schedule include AARON ESH, ANCUȚA SARCA, Chet Lo, Conner Ives, DERRICK, DI PETSA, FEBEN, HARRI, HELEN KIRKUM, Kazna Asker, LABRUM London, Leo Carlton, MASHA POPOVA, Paolo Carzana, ROBYN LYNCH, SAUL NASH, Sinéad O’Dwyer, The Winter House, TOLU COKER and yuhan wang.

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The final physical and digital schedule will be released in January 2024 and will include further updates and specific information regarding the format and timings of each activation.

Accreditation for LFW February 2024 is now open. Accreditation is reserved for fashion industry professionals attending the event in a work capacity (press, buyers, influencers, stylists, photographers, broadcasters, sales agents). Apply for accreditation here.

Returning this season is the LFW City Wide Celebration, a programme of events and activations open to the public over LFW.

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