London’s fashion designers
London is one of the world’s major fashion capitals. Home to fashion houses, art schools, boutiques and markets, the city is an incubator for energetic, eccentric talent. It’s where Savile Row tailors rub shoulders with streetwear designers, where new looks are forged in the club just as often as they are on the catwalk. Here are some of the designers who’ve kept London at the cutting-edge of style.
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Fashion & StyleKatharine Hamnett shaped the style of the 1980s
Oversized silhouettes, worn-in denim, political slogans – Hamnett’s designs drove a new London look
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Fashion & StyleNorman Hartnell: Couturier to queens & stars
The south Londoner who brought a theatrical flair to high-end fashion design
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Fashion & StyleVivienne Westwood & Malcolm McLaren: King’s Road royalty
Their boutique at 430 King’s Road brought creativity – and controversy – to 1970s fashion
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Fashion & StyleHardy Amies: London’s great tailor & couturier
The Savile Row-based designer had a long career spanning luxurious couture and casual menswear
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Fashion & StyleHow Mary Quant revolutionised 1960s fashion
This champion of super short hemlines influenced how a generation dressed
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Fashion & StyleInside the Big Biba department store
Open for just two years, the 1970s flagship shop for this fashion label was a shopper’s paradise
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Fashion & StyleSavile Row: The heart of London tailoring
Two centuries of Britain’s best bespoke clothing has centred around this Mayfair street
