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UK : Fashion week kicks off in London

UK : Fashion week kicks off in London

Write: Waseme [2011-05-20]

Amid appeals to ban thin-skinned women, London Fashion Week witnessed catwalk by those women clearly rejecting the argument of disallowing them to participate in the show.

Slim women showcased the designs by Julien Macdonald, John Rocha and Zandra Rhodes. List of stars scheduled to attend the show on Thursday include Beyonce and Alicia Keys who are expected to watch Emporio Armani catwalk.

Bono of U2 will help launching Red collection which has planned to donate a portion of its profits to fight AIDS in Africa.

London Fashion Week is renowned as a venue of creative and young British designers and this year there is great anticipation to watch the collections of designers like Jasper Conran, Paul Smith and Betty Jackson along with the budding talent Christopher Kane.

Paris-based Garen Demerdjian, a Lebanese-Armenian designer showcased his designs with shorts and skirts having long legs and leather jackets. His models walked casually down the catwalk wearing hues of brown, green, apricot, black and silky white.

John Rocha collection included cropped cargo pants, silk shirts and parkas having shades of black, ivory, stone and khaki.

Sitting along side Topshop owner, Philip Green was famous model Kate Moss who added the fire sitting in the front-row at a pre-event fashion show.