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Turkish designer leads show at London Fashion Week
Turkish designer leads show at London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week kicked off on Sept. 14 and one of the stars of the show was Turkish designer Bora Aksu. Click through for the story in photos...
it was all about colour: lemon, pink, and mint green for Ireland’s rising star Richard Malone, who is just 26, and lavender and anise of Turkey's Aksu.
Meanwhile, all eyes are on Victoria Beckham, who debuted at the event on the 10th anniversary of her label’s launch, and on Burberry’s new star designer Riccardo Tisci.
The ex-Spice Girl, celebrating a decade since her brand’s 2008 unveiling in New York, has since defied the naysayers and won her peers’ respect.
The Briton now heads a fashion empire valued at £100 million ($131 million) by the industry press, although her appearance in London is Beckham’s first at the country’s premiere fashion show.
"Ten years ago, when Victoria Beckham started, many saw her as just another example of a celebrity wanting to have a fashion range with no formal fashion training," University of Westminster Professor Andrew Groves told AFP.
"Through hard work and determination she has proved those early critics wrong."
Ahead of her homecoming of sorts, the 44-year-old mother-of-four featured on London’s legendary Piccadilly Circus advertising screens, fulfilling a childhood dream.
The designer’s show, scheduled for Sunday, is expected to attract a host of VIPs, starting with the Beckham tribe -- her husband David and their four children.
"Fingers crossed for some Spice Girls on the front row," it wrote.
British Vogue magazine, which features them on its October cover, is hoping some former bandmates may also attend.
The other big highlight of London’s week, dedicated to the spring-summer 2019 collections and which ends on Tuesday, will see Tisci present his much anticipated first collection for Burberry.
The Italian designer, formerly of Givenchy, replaced Christopher Bailey as chief creative officer of the luxury British fashion house in March and will showcase on Monday.
He was credited with reviving Givenchy during his 12-year tenure there, by cultivating links with celebrities.
His arrival at Burberry is intended to reinvigorate the brand following disappointing profits in recent years.
Burberry is relying on Tisci, praised for his ability to blend street-wear with high fashion, to re-energise its high-end presence.
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