Photo Diary | LFW: Mary Katrantzou, Jonathan Saunders, Peter Pilotto, Christopher Kane, Erdem

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  • Peter Pilotto A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Mary Katrantzou A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Christopher Kane A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Erdem A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Jonathan Saunders A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Antonio Berardi A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Temperly A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Henry Holland A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Orla Kiely A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Sibling A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC
  • Bora Asku A/W 2013 | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for the LFW Daily/BFC

As London Fashion Week comes to a close, Morgan O’Donovan brings us backstage images from the Autumn/Winter 2013 collections.

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Week in Review | Top 10 Fashion Films, Celebrating Aldo Bensadoun, Nickelson Wooster in Profile

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Week in Review October 15-19

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season (Fashion 2.0) “Amongst the current crop of fashion films, a number of breakthrough videos employed inexpensive but compelling visual concepts and, in some cases, heavy doses of humour and quirk, as was the case with DIS magazine’s hilarious film for Kenzo Menswear and Alex Turvey’s fabulously eccentric film for Anna Dello Russo’s H&M accessories collaboration, “Fashion Shower.” Sit back

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Fun entrepreneur, Sustainable fashion, Cross cultural brands, Zegna bumps, Millennials curate

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Brad Pitt for Chanel No. 5 by Sam Taylor-Wood | Source: Chanel

Why Henry Holland is more than a figure of fashion fun (Independent) “Holland has been making people talk since 2006. It was at London Fashion Week that the public first saw his slogan T-shirts, when designers Gareth Pugh and Giles Deacon took their post-show bows, each wearing a Holland design in homage to the other. ‘Get yer freak on, Giles Deacon,’ read Pugh’s. ‘UHU, Gareth Pugh,’ said

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Aquascutum sold, Fashion stimulus, Henry to Debenhams, Neiman Marcus Q4 down 23%, Richemont declines

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Aquascutum A/W 09 ad campaign, courtesy of Aquascutum

Tillman Buys Storied Clothier Aquascutum (WSJ) “U.K. retail mogul Harold Tillman, chairman and majority owner of Jaeger Ltd., has purchased Aquascutum Group PLC, the luxury clothier and trench-coat maker that has dressed British elites from Margaret Thatcher to Sean Connery for 158 years.” Fashion elite tries on stimulus for size (FT) “The fashion industry in 13 countries will on Thursday attempt to do what

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Levi’s profits drop, Istithmar injects Barneys capital, H&M’s miss, Debenhams and Henry Holland

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Levis S/S 09 Ad campaign, courtesty of Levis

Levi’s sees Q1 profits slashed (Drapers) “Net income at denim brand Levi’s sank by 50% to $48 million (£32m) in the first quarter ended March 1.” Istithmar provides ‘significant’ loan for Barneys (AP) “Istithmar World Capital says it has provided a “significant” level of additional capital to support upscale retailer Barney’s New York.” H&M March Same-Store Sales

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