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LONDON FASHION WEEK 09 Daily Diary - Day 1

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20^th - DAY 1

Welcome to the LFW Daily Diary.

The London Fashion Week autumn/winter 2009 shows have just commenced at the new look BFC Tent. We are here, at the heart of it, to provide complete coverage of London Fashion Week. Each day, you will receive everything you need to keep fully informed.

A day's schedule of both catwalk shows and post show events will keep you up to date, even when on the move.
The full set of catwalk images will be uploaded within hours of each show; just follow the link each day.
LFW TV brings you the video highlights; simply click on the button below.
Later in the week, the LFW Daily, the newspaper with all the headlines from fashion's front line, will also be available digitally via this newsletter.

For now, until the shows begin, catch up on the breaking news from the BFC below.

TODAY'S SHOWS

10.00	Paul Costelloe	BFC Tent
11.30	Caroline Charles	BFC Tent
12.30	esthetica event	BFC Tent
12.30	Noir/Black Noir	BFC Tent
14.15	Eun Jeong	BFC Tent
16.00	Ashish	WC2
19.30	Central Saint Martins	BFC Tent

Full catwalk schedule

TODAY'S TV HIGHLIGHTS

View build up footage, showing the central hub at the Natural History Museum take shape.

www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/buildup

TODAY'S EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

The Design Museum Presents Hussein Chalayan at St Martins Lane - A pop up exhibition
11.00 - 18.00
The Front Room, St Martins Lane Hotel, 45 St Martins Lane WC2N 4HX

Private view of estethica at the Exhibition
13.00 - 15.00
The Exhibition at London Fashion Week, Natural History Museum, Corner of Cromwell Road and Exhibition Road, SW7 5BD

Simply Madonna: Materials Of The Girl - Invitation only private view of interactive exhibition
21.30 - 22.00
The Old Truman Brewery, London E1 6QL

Full events schedule

TODAY'S NEWS

LFW MOVES TO SOMERSET HOUSE
London Fashion Week will relocate to Somerset House, WC2 from September 2009.
www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/move

BFC WEBSITE LAUNCH
The British Fashion Council website is now live.
www.britishfashioncouncil.com

ESTETHICA LAUNCH
At 12.15pm today, the BFC launches the sixth season of estethica, the world's leading showcase of ethical designer fashion.
www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/launch

25 FAVOURITE LONDON STORES
Celebrating 25 years of British Fashion, Vogue's Sarah Harris has asked designers to reveal their favourite fashion and lifestyle stores. Your must-visit list for between shows.
www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/shopping

London Fashion Week is organised by the British Fashion Council.

www.londonfashionweek.co.uk

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Fashion Forward Winners to show at LONDON FASHION WEEK

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We are thrilled to announce winners of September 2008's Fashion Forward design sponsorship, the initiative set up by the BFC to support designers across the vital transition from emerging talent to established designer.

The winners are:
Christopher Kane, previous New Gen winner and one of the most exciting talents around.
Erdem, the London ready-to-wear line established in 2005 by Erdem Moralioglu.
Marios Schwab, his most recent show SS08 was chosen as one of the top ten shows of the season by Style.com.
Roksanda Ilincic, feted for her haute couture contemporary feminine style, her work epitomises modernity and glamour. She is awarded Fashion Forward sponsorship for the second time this season.

For more information about Fashion Forward visit www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/fashionforward

Click here for the full Fashion Forward press release.

Alongside the exciting Fashion Forward news, we are equally delighted to congratulate the September 2008 New Gen winners:

Anna Vince, Borba Margo, Cooperative Designs, Danielle Scutt, David David, Emilio de la Morena, Felder Felder, Hannah Marshall, House of Holland, Krystof Strozyna, Louise Goldin, Mary Katrantzou, MeadhamKirchhoff, Nasir Mazhar, Nicholas Kirkwood, Peter Pilotto, Poltock & Walsh, Sandra Backlund and Simone Shailes.

For more information visit www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/newgen.

The BFC would like to congratulate Matthew Cunnington who was selected for New Gen sponsorship after winning the prestigious prize for emerging design talent at Hyères festival of fashion and photography 2008, but has just joined a major design house in Paris. We wish him every success!

CATWALK QUEENS
Among the hot names soon to be announced in the complete schedule for LFW in September, three of our favourite fashionable females confirmed for the coming season are Luella, Vivienne Westwood Red Label and - back after a New York season or few - Temperley.

THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition space this September is gearing up for a great season of fabulous designers including a few newbies parading their wondrous wares at LFW's static space.
To keep up to date with the latest additions and announcements to the LFW lineup, go to www.londonfashionweek.co.uk.