Julia Neel
WWD
United Kingdom
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Batia Ofer Kicks Off Frieze Festivities With Art of Wishes Gala
An artwork by Virgil Abloh and Takashi Murakami helped raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. → Read More
Emma Hill Returns to LFW With New Additions To The Hill & Friends Family
A new hardware design and closure promises to appeal to a broader slice of the market and contribute to the brand’s growth – at home and abroad. → Read More
Katie Grand and Derek Blasberg Host Love Magazine and YouTube LFW Party
Guests included Bella and Gigi Hadid, who exited the party amidst a maelstrom of paparazzi flashes, Kendall Jenner, Rita Ora, Christina Aguilera and Paloma Faith. → Read More
Sarabande Hosts ‘The Craftsman’s Dinner’ in London
Sarah Burton, Eddie and Hannah Redmayne, and Rupert Friend turned out to support the foundation’s work in promoting contemporary craft in all its forms. → Read More
Palmer Harding RTW Spring 2020
Optimism vs. pessimism, via derelict post-Soviet bus stops and William Eggleston’s color-saturated photographs of mundane everyday items. → Read More
Victoria Beckham Hosts Intimate Lunch to Launch New Beauty Line
Victoria Beckham hosted an intimate lunch at Annabel’s to launch Victoria Beckham Beauty. → Read More
Roland Mouret RTW Spring 2020
The collection was gorgeous in a way that most people would agree with, without ever straying into banality. → Read More
Sharon Wauchob RTW Spring 2020
A refined collection that riffed upon some of the “greatest hits” from seasons-past: wafting feathers, long fringing, and diaphanous layers. → Read More
Agent Provocateur and Sink The Pink Kick Off LFW at Annabel’s
Spice Girl Mel C provided a DJ for guests including Lily Allen, Daisy Lowe, Clara Paget, Brooklyn Beckham, Naomie Harris and Tinie Tempah. → Read More
Dylan Jones and Liam Payne Close Out London Fashion Week Men’s
Feline behavior at the customary GQ closing dinner, hosted by Dylan Jones, editor of British GQ, and Liam Payne. → Read More
Actor Riz Ahmed and Caroline Rush Host Dinner to Celebrate London’s Creative Diversity
British Fashion Council ceo Caroline Rush joined forces with Ben Cobb, editor in chief of Another Man, and actor Riz Ahmed to host a dinner in celebration of London's creative diversity. → Read More
Bianca Saunders Men’s Spring 2020
Bianca Saunders spring 2020 outing was a sophisticated evolution from previous seasons → Read More
Oliver Spencer Men’s Spring 2020
A paean to Hong Kong inspired by a 48-hour visit there and Wong Kar-Wai’s film, “In the Mood for Love.” → Read More
St-Henri Men’s Spring 2020
Jean-Loup Leblanc Roy looked to the bohemian scene at the Parc du Mont-Royal in his native Montreal. → Read More
Eastwood Danso Men’s Spring 2020
Eastwood Danso’s spring 2020 collection, called “Familiar Quantum Leap,” his debut at the London Fashion Week Men’s shows, drew upon his Ghanaian heritage. → Read More
The Duke of Sussex Heads to Rome for the Sentebale Polo Cup
For his fourth official engagement since becoming a father earlier this month, the Duke of Sussex ventured further afield, to Rome. → Read More
Huishan Zhang RTW Fall 2019
Zhang’s fresh take on formalwear — all of the flutter but none of the frump. → Read More
Reese Cooper RTW Fall 2019
Cooper debuted his first women’s wear collection in London and it was much in the same vein as his men’s offering — mining vintage Americana for inspiration. → Read More
Peter Pilotto RTW Fall 2019
A fresh take on Britishness, set in the imposing library galleries of the Reform Club, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle might have enjoyed a spot of post-prandial brandy. → Read More
Bethany Williams Receives Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design
The designer received the award from HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen. → Read More