Genderless fashion blurs lines on London catwalks

Genderless fashion is the buzzword for many of today's top designers, highlighted at London Fashion Week by a string of androgynous touches on the catwalks. From Christopher Kane's heavy, dark, asymmetric tailoring to Burberry's parade of male and female models in military overcoats and aviator jackets, masculine styling repeatedly stood out in the women's autumn/winter collections. It's not just in London where designers are experimenting with preconceptions about gender and identity.

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Genderless fashion blurs lines on London catwalks

Burberry sparks ‘see now, buy now’ debate at London Fashion Week

By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) – British designer Burberry sparked a debate at this year's London Fashion Week by skipping the usual six-month gap between putting its designs on the catwalk and into shops, prompting concern among smaller designers that they would be unable to compete. This season's fashion week, which runs from Feb. 19 to 23, included references to Shakespeare and British artist David Hockney. Burberry showcased snakeskin trench coats, contrasting metallic dresses and embellished shirts in rich autumnal tones.

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‘Style king’ Bowie hailed at London men’s fashion week

In the middle of Burberry's London fashion show, a model showed her palms to photographers, displaying a name written in big black capital letters: “Bowie”. To the sound of the late singer's hits, the British label's CEO and creative director Christopher Bailey welcomed the few hundred people invited to the unveiling of Burberry's new menswear collection as London Men's Fashion Week drew to a close. A brilliant and visionary musician, David Bowie experimented with a kaleidoscope of images and styles as a counterpoint to his musical adventures.

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Burberry gets close to the audience at London Fashion Week

LONDON (AP) — Burberry offered an impressive menswear presentation Monday, featuring live music, international stars and a line-up of well-designed clothes and a bit of a twist.

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Burberry makes Apple TV debut

UK fashion house Burberry has launched on Apple TV. The brand will be livestreaming its upcoming menswear show on its new app for Apple TV on Monday January 11 as part of London Collections Men. It will be the first luxury brand to broadcast a fashion show live on the platform.

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Burberry reveals Spring/Summer 2016 campaign

Burberry has unveiled its Spring/Summer 2016 advertising campaign, featuring the hottest up-and-coming talents in the fashion world.

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Burberry teams up with Google on personalized campaign videos

Burberry has teamed up with Google to allow customers to star in their very own version of its festive campaign. “The Burberry Booth,” which is powered by the tech giant, uses real-time video stitching technology to let clients appear alongside some of the Festive Film's cast members in a 15-second edit of its latest “Billy Elliot”-inspired campaign film. To coincide with the launch of booth, the brand has also released a short film on YouTube of its Festive campaign cast, including Naomi Campbell, James Corden and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley offering tips on how to jump using a trampoline.

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Tom Ford to put on first-ever menswear catwalk show at London Collections Men

Tom Ford is set to put on a full catwalk show for the first time at London Collections Men in January. A provisional schedule released by the British Fashion Council reveals that heavy hitters Alexander McQueen and Burberry will also be hitting the runway. Other highlights will include shows by returning brands Moschino and Pringle of Scotland, while J.W. Anderson and BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund winner E. Tautz will also host catwalk shows.

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Burberry honors ‘Billy Elliot’ with holiday campaign

Burberry has unveiled its 2015 festive advertising campaign which pays tribute to the 15th anniversary of the cult ballet movie “Billy Elliot”. Burberry's short film for the occasion features a star-studded cast including British musician Sir Elton John, who provided the score for the movie's theater adaptation, and the UK actress Julie Walters, who treaded the boards in the play. Romeo Beckham, Naomi Campbell, Rosie Huntington-Whitely and James Corden are just some of the additional stars putting in an appearance, while a series of still photographs taken by Mario Testino round out the campaign.

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