FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20th - 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