London Fashion Week (18-22 Sep) & Week-end (24-27 Sep): where are our designers?

London Fashion Week is fast approaching. The industry event, that allows designers to showcase their creations and buyers to look at the latest trends, is once again, very “white”. We noted only 2 designers of African heritage exhibiting: label Modernist (co-founder Abdul Koroma is from Sierra Leone) with a presentation on Sunday 20 September and Nigerian designer Duro Olowu presenting on Monday 21 September.

London Fashion Week is a trade only event. More info on the LFW official website

The London Fashion Weekend (Thu 24 – Sun 27 Sep) on the other hand, is open to the public, with tickets starting at £12.50. But we also notice a severe lack of black designers, with only designer Louis de Gama selling during this shopping and fashion extravaganza. You can book your tickets on the LFWeek-end official website

The events organised by the Untold Collective and La Geneve North are a remedy to this striking lack of diversity. These off schedule events are featured in our Fashion section. Check now for a chance to see creations emerging designers from ethnic and diverse backgrounds:

September fashion events in London featured on Catch a Vibe

More about black designers:

Catch a Vibe interviews fashion designer Maame Baryeh

Photo galleryof MOTIFS, a fashion sale dedicated to black designers and African-inspired fashion; co-organized by Catch a Vibe