London Fashion Week
As New York's Fashion Week ended, the style crowd took the red eye to London for another round of shows, performances and celebrity-studded parties. Keep clicking for top designers' latest creations, plus snaps of Bono, Beyonce and more familiar faces on stage and in front rows. At left, a model faces photographers in a creation by Ashish on Sept. 18, 2006.
Italian designer Georgio Armani showed his pretty dresses at one of the most extravagant events of the week. His Giorgio Armani 'Red' One Night Only Show on Sept. 21, 2006 featured a performance by Beyonce Knowles and a guest list that included rocker Bono and rapper 50 Cent.
How do you get rock star/charitable crusader Bono to show up at your fashion party? Add a splash of red to proclaim your intention of joining his campaign to fight AIDS in Africa. Here, Bono arrives at the Emporio Armani One Night Only Fashion show Sept. 21, 2006 in London. At the risk of adding a frivolous note that jars with his serious intentions, we must point out that Bono just got a serious haircut.
Beyonce Knowles performs during the celebrity-studded Giorgio Armani 'Red' One Night Only Show on Sept. 21, 2006 in London. Her audience for the performance, a highlight of London Fashion Week, included actor Leonardo DiCaprio, rapper 50 Cent and singer Bono.
A model walks the catwalk during the Giorgio Armani 'Red' One Night Only Show at Earls Court in London on Sept. 21, 2006.
Hatted models strut the catwalk during the Giorgio Armani 'Red' One Night Only Show at Earls Court on Sept. 21, 2006 in London, England. The designer, famous for his black-and-white palette, also showed red-trimmed fashions that proclaimed his involvement in Bono's campaign to fight AIDS in Africa.
Models walk the catwalk during the Giorgio Armani 'Red' One Night Only Show at Earls Court on Sept. 21, 2006 in London.
The day before Armani's big splash, top British designer Zandra Rhodes showed her Spring-Summer 2007 collection.
A model wears a sheer pink creation for the Zandra Rhodes Spring-Summer 2007 collection on Sept. 20, 2006 in London.
A model walks the catwalk for the Zandra Rhodes Spring/Summer 2007 collection on Sept. 20, 2006 in London.
Just when the crowd might start worrying that Zandra Rhodes was mellowing out, this model trotted down the runway at the Rhodes Spring/Summer 2007 show on Sept. 20, 2006 in London.
Biba, an iconic fashion brand of London's Swinging '60s, has been rejuvenated for a new era. Actor Hugh Grant and, in background, Jemima Khan, were among those who showed up to see it during London Fashion Week on Sept. 19, 2006.
A line of models walks the catwalk at the Biba Fashion Show on Sept. 19, 2006 in London. Designer Bella Freud has brought a new youthful energy to the brand.
A model walks the runway during the Biba Fashion Show on Sept. 19, 2006 in London.
Fresh off his court-ordered stint sweeping the streets of New York, singer and designer Boy George walked the catwalk at the end of the show for his B-Rude fashion label during London Fashion Week on Sept. 22, 2006.
Speaking of B-Rude, it was pretty rude to mess up the face of this very pretty model just before she took to the catwalk at the B-Rude Fashion show on Sept. 22, 2006 in London.
The British luxury brand Aquascutum showed this updated trench coat during its show Sept. 20, 2006 in London.
A model shows a creation by Ben de Lisi during London Fashion Week, Sept. 18, 2006.
Models in evening dresses cross paths on the catwalk at the Ben de Lisi Fashion Spring/Summer 2007 show on Sept. 18, 2006 in London.