LONDON, Feb 20 — London picked up the fashion baton from New York yesterday with five days of catwalk shows and presentations amid an industry shake-up that is seeing designers sell their creations faster.

London Fashion Week, which returns to a car park as its main venue, will feature 83 designers presenting their autumn/winter 2016 collections, including Burberry, Alexander McQueen, Erdem and Topshop Unique.

Among the most anticipated shows will be that of luxury goods maker Mulberry, which returns to the catwalk after a break from the runway with new creative director Johnny Coca, formerly at Louis Vuitton and Celine.

Models present creations from the Fyodor Golan catwalk show at London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 16 in London, February 19, 2016. — Reuters pic
Models present creations from the Fyodor Golan catwalk show at London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 16 in London, February 19, 2016. — Reuters pic

The London shows take place as an increasing number of luxury labels seek to satisfy demand from clients around the world, living in different climates, by bridging the usual six month gap between catwalk presentation and retail availability.

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Burberry has said it is cutting down its four catwalk shows to two in February and September, featuring both menswear and womenswear, and that the clothes would be available to purchase straight after. Among the first to kick off yesterday's shows was South Korean designer J. JS Lee who said her line was inspired by Victorian architecture and furnishings.

Models wore tailored trouser and skirt suits with frayed detailing as well as dresses with draped detailing in red, yellow, black and white.

Also showing was South Korean designer Eudon Choi, who originally started out as a menswear designer before moving into womenswear. London Fashion Week runs until Tuesday. — Reuters

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