Burberry marks 160 years with video about founder

LONDON(Reuters) – British fashion house Burberry, known for its beige trench coats and signature check print, is marking its 160th anniversary this year with a video about its founder shot in the form of a cinematic trailer. At three minutes long, “The Tale of Thomas Burberry” is a fictionalized account of the founder's story and stars “The Revenant” actor Domhnall Gleeson as the protagonist. Directed by Asif Kapadia who won an Oscar for documentary “Amy”, the video kicks off the company's Christmas campaign and recalls Burberry's invention of weatherproof fabric gabardine. …

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British Fashion Council releases provisional London Fashion Week schedule

The British Fashion Council has unveiled provisional schedule for September's London Fashion Week, with some slight changes to the usual lineup.

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Trends for autumn/winter 2016/17: vivid colors, statement details

Collection previews in New York, London, Milan and Paris have now finished airing the upcoming trends for autumn/winter 2016. Some designers seemed inspired by the upheaval currently underway in the fashion world, with changes to the traditional show calendar and collections going on sale straight after previews. From cuts and fabrics to colors, a season-spanning vibe was in the air as designers mixed wintry looks with lighter, almost spring-worthy ensembles.

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Burberry dazzles, Kane surprises at London Fashion Week

British fashion giant Burberry Prorsum put the sparkle into London Fashion Week Monday, before Scottish designer Christopher Kane took his star-studded audience on a journey into the bizarre. Burberry chief executive Christopher Bailey said the collection, which will be drip fed into stores from June, was inspired by a “patchwork” of influences. “The collection is all the things that I love, a patchwork of all different things from the Mitford sisters to the military and a little bit of glam-rock,” Bailey told reporters back stage after the show, referring to six sisters who fascinated and scandalised British society of the 1930s.

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The changing pace of fashion: is this the end for the traditional style calendar?

Fashion designer Michael Kors is offering customers a series of fresh-off-the-runway pieces immediately following his Fall 2016 runway show on February 17. The New York brand is the latest in a long list of fashion houses tapping into the allure of instant gratification. This weekend also saw US label Tommy Hilfiger announce a corporate overhaul that will see the group realign its business calendar so that its runway shows and retail cycles match up.

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Lady Gaga Is Wearing Marc Jacobs at the 2016 Grammy Awards

Slay, Gaga.

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NY Fashion Week kicks off, Kanye headlines day one

New York Fashion Week kicked off Thursday as models, bloggers and style queens braved the bitter cold to flock to the first shows as designers strive to make collections more inclusive than ever. The show will also be broadcast in 700 cinemas across 23 countries, busting out of the more traditional confines of a fashion audience as in attendance at Nicholas K and BCBG Max Azria on Thursday.

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London Fashion Week to be screened live in 9 different UK cities

London Fashion Week (LFW) is going nationwide this February, with plans to screen the style extravaganza to more than 35 million people across the UK.

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Burberry shakes up its runway strategy

Burberry is changing the way it creates, presents and sells its runway collections.

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Burberry shakes up its runway strategy

Burberry shakes up its runway strategy

Burberry is changing the way it creates, presents and sells its runway collections.

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