London Fashion Week presses on amid fresh direction and ongoing challenges


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A model presents a creation from the Sprayground runway show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026. Photo: AFP

London Fashion Week, which is under new leadership after 16 years, opened Thursday (Sept 18) with hopes of reinvigorating its runway schedule and easing the financial woes of its young designers.

"This season marks... the beginning of a new era for British fashion," said Laura Weir, former creative director of luxury department store Selfridges, who replaced Caroline Rush as the head of the British Fashion Council (BFC) in April.

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