The New London Scene
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
Naomi Campbell lent star power to Julian Macdonald's collection for Autumn/Winter 2007. She was an appropriate choice; Macdonald says his latest collection is all about glamour. The Welsh-born designer, formerly at Chanel and Givenchy, was awarded the Order of the British Empire last year. His A-list fans include Lindsay Lohan and Jennifer Lopez.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
The British Fashion Council has been trying to position London as a hipper, more urban venue, touting cutting-edge work from up-and-coming designers. But in his show, designer Jasper Conran stuck to traditional red for Valentine's Day. Here, British model Erin O'Connor poses against an all-red background during Conran's Autumn/Winter 2007 show on Feb. 14, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
British model Erin O'Connor wears an outfit by designer Jasper Conran on Feb. 14, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
Acclaimed Indian designer Manish Arora brought his own vision of the future to London Fashion Week with a collection entitled "Time & Space." Here, models in scary futuristic makeup pose backstage before Anora's Autumn/Winter 2007 show on Feb. 12, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
A model appears on the runway during designer Manish Arora's Autumn/Winter 2007 show on Feb. 12, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
A model poses on the catwalk during Manish Arora's London show on Feb. 12, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
The jeweler Asprey has been a fixture on London's exclusive Bond Street for 225 years, but it introduced its first ready-to-wear fashion collection on Feb. 16, 2007. Here, a model walks the catwalk during the show inside Asprey's store.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
A model walks the catwalk during the Asprey show on Feb. 16, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
Betty Jackson is considered the grand dame of British tailoring. Here, models pass on the runway during the designer's Autumn/Winter 2007 show on Feb. 15, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
A model walks past the front rows at designer Betty Jackson's Autumn/Winter 2007 show on Feb. 15, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
Since London is trying hard to swing again like a pendulum do, let's not forget Gareth Pugh. He's one of those "conceptual designers" who make clothes no woman would be caught dead wearing on the street. Here, a model hits the runway during the Gareth Pugh show on Feb. 15, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
A model imprisoned in a design by Gareth Pugh walks the catwalk during the conceptual designer's Autumn/Winter 2007 show on Feb. 15, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
Only a year after his first show at London Fashion Week, Garen Demedijian's work for Gardem has come to epitomize the new London fashion scene. Here, a model in white sweeps down the catwalk during the Gardem Autumn/Winter 2007 show on Feb. 15, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
Models pass on the runway during the Gardem Autumn/Winter 2007 show in London on Feb. 15, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
A big name in British fashion for 20 years, Nicole Farhi is only now becoming known in the U.S. At left, a model walks past the front rows during the designer's Autumn/Winter 2007 show in London on Feb. 15, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
A model walks the catwalk during the Nicole Farhi Autumn/Winter 2007 fashion show in London on Feb. 15, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
Dublin-born Paul Costelloe is another big name on the British fashion scene. Here, a model appears on the runway during the Paul Costelloe show in London on Feb. 11, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
Models strut in front of the audience at the Paul Costelloe show of London Fashion Week on Feb. 11, 2007.
British Fashion Gets Its Groove Back
Another Irishman, designer John Rocha, stuck to his love of romance in fashion. Here, a model wears a dress during Rocha's show in London on Feb. 12, 2007.