London Fashion Week ; Things You Don't Know About... For Its 25th Staging This Week, the Prestigious Event Moves to the Aristocratic Setting of Somerset House. But Its Origins Are Far Humbler
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The first shows were held in a car park
Actually, a tent in Kensington Olympia car park. Even big-name designers such as Betty Jackson fought for space to show their collections. After stop-offs at the Ritz, the Natural History Museum, the Duke of York's Headquarters in Chelsea, and Battersea Park, London Fashion Week has now been relocated to Somerset House.See the full content of this document
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London Fashion Week ; Things You Don't Know About... For Its 25th Staging This Week, the Prestigious Event Moves to the Aristocratic Setting of Somerset House. But Its Origins Are Far Humbler
Fashion is thirsty work
During the week, 15,343 bottles of Evian are drunk, along with 21,000 Lavazza coffees. In ...See the full content of this document
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