I was foruntate enough to be invited to the Mr and Mrs Runway UK , I spent most of the time back stage, and boy was it meyhem .. chaos is not the word, it was disorgansided models didn't know what they were wearing, shoes didn't fit

and models had hair cut or added frustrating some of the designers who had fitted models days before

sounds real negative right ....... WRONG

This event was one of the best fashion event i have been to it a long time ... on the stage the models where so professional....

London Fashion Week 2009 | Image via Flikr/Swamibu

If you’re anything like us, you associate the early part of September with the madness of New York Fashion Week. Oh, but September is so much much than that fast-paced, magazine editor and celeb filled event that takes up just over one week out of the month. But just over the pond, there’s another– and some would argue better– runway explosion: London Fashion Week. And, wouldn’t you know it, LFW’s schedule just debuted.

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Calling all designers based in the London area! If you’ve always wanted to be a part of London
Fashion Week coming up, this may be your shot. Working with the Black Film Society, Maame
Baryeh is offering up-and-coming designers who wish to showcase their collections the opportunity to have their own official off-schedule show during LFW at Islington Metal Works between September 16-18th.

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Photo via Flickr/Ammar Abd Rabbo

Fashion houses are reaching out—far, far out—to clients, and the extra effort is paying off in couture sales. WWD recently discussed the high—and widespread— demand for couture, and we found their tactics to be…well, really interesting. Forget your prototypical snobby reputation of the high-end fashion world—because these houses are going miles (literally) for their clients.

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For the next few months, New York City’s Midtown will have a few new residents on its sidewalk– 32 to be exact. The Fashion Center’s Sidewalk Catwalk opened just yesterday featuring 32 mannequins decorated by some of city’s top fashion designers including Diane von Furstenberg, Betsey Johnson, Badgley Mischka, Thom Browne, Jason Wu, and many more. We took a trip to the heart of the Garment District to visit New York City’s latest public art exhibition, which extends from Herald Square to 42nd St

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In an exclusive interview with WWD, Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci kept things, well… exclusive. Starting next month, Givenchy is dropping the runway in favor of an appointment-only preview for their fall couture collection. The ten elaborate evening wear looks will be shown in an 18th-Century
townhouse on the Place Vendôme (in Paris) to top editors and Givenchy’s (royal) clients… and that’s it.

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With a recent ash burial for the late Alexander McQueen, the fashion world is obviously still in the grips of a great loss since the designer’s suicide last February. But, McQueen’s fashion legacy carried on this past weekend in a simple men’s collection at Milan Fashion Week under the direction of longtime McQueen assistant and now brand Creative Director, Sarah Burton. Yes—the late designer was known for his wacky and fantastical men’s collections, but somehow Burton’s u

Alice Halliday's Collection | Photo via Fashion156

We’re only a few days into Graduate Fashion Week London 2010, and trends are all over the map. From super girly to super, well, not, graduates are pushing the creative envelope. There’s so much talent on the runway that Alberta Ferretti (this year’s chair of the judging panel) might just have to draw the week’s winning name out of an ultra-fashionable hat. See the trends—terrific and terrible—after the jump.

http://www.ovationsforthecure.org/events/chic/teal_design.php

What is the Ovations Teal Design Competition?

Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer is proud to be a part of Boston Fashion Week 2010!
On September 25th, Ovations will be presenting a special four-hour CHIC event at Boston's Four Seasons Hotel. The event will feature two renowned fashion designers and... a Teal Design Competition, open to anyone (ages 18 and up), students and professional fashion designers alike. Enter your teal dress