More than 300 rare prints from the avid photography fans' collection are on show at a new V&A retrospective divided into eight themes, from reportage and the male body to American photography and celebrity. Works from artists such as Cindy Sherman, Gillian Wearing and Diane Arbus are exhibited alongside fashion photography by the likes of Irving Penn, Horst P Horst and Herb Ritts. Highlights include intimate portraits of Marilyn Monroe, and Nan Goldin’s Thanksgiving series.

Photo: Elton John: Egg On His Face, New York, David LaChapelle, 1999

V&A South Kensington
Cromwell Road
SW7 2RL London

Contact: hello@vam.ac.uk
www.vam.ac.uk

Tropical Modernism was an architectural style developed in the hot, humid conditions of West Africa in the 1940s. After independence, India and Ghana adopted the style as a symbol of modernity and progressiveness, distinct from colonial culture.

Photo: Senior Staff Club House, Knust, Kumasi by Miro Marasović, Nikso Ciko and John Owuso Addo, film still from "Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence"

V&A South Kensington
Cromwell Road
SW7 2RL London

Contact: hello@vam.ac.uk
www.vam.ac.uk

A new site-specific commission by Turner Prize-winning artist Tai Shani responds to the unique context of The Cosmic House and traces the connections between the artist’s thinking and that of Charles Jencks, touching on anthropomorphism, Ad-Hocism, surrealism and the Promethean impulse.

The Cosmic House
19 Lansdowne Walk
W11 3AH London

Contact: P : +44 (0)20 7243 4412
info@thecosmichouse.org

Alvaro Barrington's personal exploration of identity and belonging is a journey in three parts honouring his grandmother, sister and mother.

He draws from personal memories across time and place, from his grandmother's Caribbean home where a thunderstorm hammers on the corrugated tin roof, to the exhilarating energy of Carnival. Tate Britain's Duveen Galleries are transformed into a space alive with sound, colour and texture.

Curated by Dominique Heyse-Moore, Senior Curator Contemporary British Art, Hannah Marsh, Assistant Curator, Contemporary British Art, Sade Sarumi, Curatorial Assistant and Chloe Hodge, Project Curator and Manager, Commissions

Photo: (Image credit: Photo © Tate (Seraphina Neville))

Tate Modern
Bankside
SE1 9TG London

Contact: www.tate.org.uk

Zanele Muholi is one of the most acclaimed photographers working today, and their work has been exhibited all over the world. With over 260 photographs, this exhibition presents the full breadth of their career to date.

Muholi describes themself as a visual activist. From the early 2000s, they have documented and celebrated the lives of South Africa’s Black lesbian, gay, trans, queer, and intersex communities.

The exhibition is based on the artist’s 2020-21 exhibition at Tate Modern and will include new works produced since then.

Tate Modern
Bankside
SE1 9TG London

Contact: P : +44 (0)20 78 87 88 88
hello@tate.org.uk
www.tate.org.uk

Explore the groundbreaking work of a circle of friends and close collaborators known as The Blue Rider. In the early 20th century they came together to form, in their own words, ‘a union of various countries to serve one purpose’ – to transform modern art. The artists rallied around Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter to experiment with colour, sound, and light, creating bold and vibrant art.

Expressionists is a story of friendships told through art. It examines the highly individual creatives that made up The Blue Rider, from Franz Marc’s interest in colour to Alexander Sacharoff’s freestyle performance. The women artists played a central role in the movement. Discover experimental photographs by Gabriele Münter alongside the dramatic paintings of Marianne Werefkin.

Experience a collection of masterpieces from paintings, sculpture, and photography to performance and sound. This landmark exhibition is possible due to a collaboration with Lenbachhaus, Munich, who have offered Tate unprecedented access to their collection. It features over 130 works, brought together in the UK for the first time in over 60 years.

Supported by the Huo Family Foundation. Presented in the Eyal Ofer Galleries.

Photo: Wassily Kandinsky Cossacks 1910-1 Tate Presented by Mrs Hazel McKinley 1938

Tate Modern
Bankside
SE1 9TG London

Contact: P : +44 (0)20 78 87 88 88
hello@tate.org.uk
www.tate.org.uk/

A major exhibition exploring the design evolution of one of the world’s most famous dolls: Barbie. Journey into the Barbie universe discovering over 250 remarkable objects, with rare, unique, and innovative dolls dating from 1959 to the present day.

Opening to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the Barbie brand in 2024, the exhibition explores the story of Barbie through a design lens, including fashion, architecture, furniture, and vehicle design.

Highlights include a rare first edition of the very first doll released by Mattel in 1959 (‘Number 1 Barbie’), the groundbreaking Day to Night Barbie from 1985 and the best-selling Barbie of all time, 1992’s Totally Hair Barbie which sold over 10 million across the globe.

Other dolls highlight the diversity of the Barbie range, with examples of the first Black, Hispanic, and Asian dolls to bear the Barbie name, as well as dolls that reflect today’s diverse, multicultural society, including the first Barbie with Down syndrome, the first to use a wheelchair and the first to be designed with a curvy body shape.

There are also on display the friends of Barbie, including her first friend, Midge, and the much-loved Christie and Teresa; as well as the younger sister of Barbie, Skipper. There is a section dedicated to Ken, whit six decades’ worth of Ken dolls on show, showing his evolution from his introduction in 1961.

Other objects from this historic brand include Dreamhouses, vehicles, and furniture, including the first-ever Barbie Dreamhouse™ from 1962. Together these items show how Barbie’s homes, vehicles, and other products have all helped to design the universe in which she exists and have always reflected the tastes and trends of the day, engaging with modern design in an aspirational but accessible way.

Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High St
W8 6AG London

Bookings office: bookings@designmuseum.org

Press office: pr@designmuseum.org
designmuseum.org/

Brazil: Creating Fashion for Tomorrow shines a spotlight on Brazilian creators and innovators who are guided by socio-environmental values. By highlighting the opulence of Brazil's materials, unique craftsmanship, and novel design processes, the exhibition underscores the evolution of Brazilian fashion towards responsible and sustainable practices in the industry.

Embassy of Brazil in London
14-16 Cockspur Street
SW1Y 5BL London

Contact: bcft@kandhcomms.com

The annual Film Festival this September will be screening a specially curated selection of short films, followed by an exciting panel discussion.

Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Grn Rd
E1 6LA London

Contact: nosakhari.com

This September, Oxfam is offering the chance of a lifetime to walk alongside a star-studded line up of celebrities on the catwalk at London Fashion Week, in a unique money-can’t-buy competition prize.

As part of it’s sixth annual Second Hand September campaign, Oxfam will once again kick off London Fashion Week with a bang on 12 September with its show Style for Change with a number of famous faces...and one lucky member of the public.

The show, which calls for people to “Dress for the world you want, for everyone, everywhere”, has previously featured the likes of celebrities including Miquita Oliver, Tasha Ghouri, Erin O'Connor and Brett Staniland.

The show is part of Oxfam’s Second Hand September campaign which encourages people to shop pre-loved and reduce the impact of the fashion industry on the planet.

And for those not lucky enough to win the coveted catwalk spot, there’s still the chance to dress the part as all looks featured on the runway will be auctioned online after the show.

London

Press Inquiries: llazell1@oxfam.org.uk
www.oxfam.org.uk

Pianist and fashion designer brings the worlds of music and haute couture together.

London

Contact: www.weiyinchen.com

Maison Bent is a conscious fashion house championing diversity founded by Shanna Bent. Each piece is designed and made in London to minimise carbon emissions and to support local communities.

London

More info:: www.maisonbent.com

An immersive experience that merges fashion and technology in unprecedented ways. The theme, "The Digital Grocery Store," reflects the vision of a platform that brings together diverse elements to showcase the latest work of modern designers through cutting-edge digital presentations. Expect a whirlwind of lights, projections, and jaw-dropping digital displays powered by ViewSonic that will transport you into the future of fashion. In collaboration with young talents from the Department of Fashion Design at Shih Chien University, the event also unveils a pioneering virtual fashion creation that redefines the boundaries of digital creativity.

Protein Studios Shoreditch
31 New Inn Yard
EC2A 3EY London

Spring Summer 2025 Collection

London

The inaugural charity event, "Empowering a New Picture for Women's Future," aims to showcase the beauty and potential of women with Down syndrome. These inspiring women will grace the catwalk, in fashion from an exciting and emerging designer. This event not only supports Books Beyond Words but also reinforces the PWN London's commitment to leadership and the empowerment of young women, encouraging them to believe that they can achieve anything they aspire to.

Future Dreams House
61 Birkenhead St
WC1H 8BB London

Sabirah is a luxury modest wear brand for all women by Deborah Latouche. Created from a desire to find the perfect occasion wear for the modest dresser, Sabirah delivers a refined and luxurious collection that transcends boundaries with exquisite tailoring in beautiful fabrics, bringing a fresh direction to modest wear that will appeal to all women.

London

Sales Contact: sales@sabirah.co.uk

Spring Summer 2025 Collection

London

London

DJs:
Re:Ni
Mun Sing
Emma Korantema
Silvia Kastel
Livid
Euchre

The Room, Mayfair
50 Maddox Street
W1S 1AY London

Since 2009, Jayne Pierson has aimed for circularity and transparency through stylistic longevity and a quality over quantity, re-use ethos. The focus of the brand is on creating ethically minded slow fashion that celebrates craftsmanship and explores fashion in a socially responsible way. At Jayne Pierson, the focus is on commissions and producing truly individual pieces made to client specifications.

London

Contact: info@jaynepierson.co.uk

The Ingrid Kraftchenko label is founded by British radical creative; artist, architect, activist and fashion designer Ingrid Kraftchenko. She has gained critical acclaim for challenging modern luxury.

London

Rocky Star was established in 1995, with a mission to create relevant, luxury couture for the ever-evolving global women and men of today. The brand is dedicated to the vision of creating fashion that is as contemporary as it is rooted and as elegant as it is innovative.

London

Contact: shop@rockystarworld.com

Spring Summer 2025 Collection

London

Curated by visual storyteller Harris Elliott,R æburn 15 | Retrospective charts the breadth of a designer brand that had its embryonic beginnings as a radical experiment that went on to impact the fashion industry as a whole. This retrospective is the first of its kind and many of the exhibits have never been seen in public before.

The exhibition runs until September 17, 2024.

Sunday September 15, 2024 | 11:00 - 17:00
Monday September 16, 2024 | 11:00 - 17:00
Tuesday September 17, 2024 | 11:00 - 17:00

Ræburn | The Lab E20
3-4 East Park Walk, Victory Plaza, East Village
E20 1JB London

Contact: studio@raeburndesign.co.uk

Small Boutique Fashion Week is fashion's largest event & market for indie fashion brands.

The event showcases a runway show alongside an exclusive pop-up shop featuring top international brands. Revel in a curated selection of the latest trends and unique styles as designers from around the globe display their craftsmanship.

Small Boutique Fashion Week is the fashion industry's largest and longest running platform for independent brands looking to get their start by selling to boutique owners, small scale buyers & the general public internationally. Over the past decade, SBFW has debuted the collections of over 3000+ designers and vendors and continues to hold the record for the most fashion events per year. Past participants have gone on to sell to boutiques, increase their revenue and even compete on Project Runway.

Studio Jones (formerly Dalston Heights)
230 Dalston Lane
E8 1LA London

Contact: www.smallboutiquefw.com

The National Gallery showcases Van Gogh’s most spectacular paintings in the once-in-a-century exhibition. Walk with a pair of lovers beneath a starry night. Look up at swirling clouds and cypress trees swaying in the wind. Stay a little while in Van Gogh’s favourite park, the ‘Poet’s Garden’, or under a shady tree in Saint-Rémy.

The exhibition brings together your most loved of Van Gogh’s paintings from across the globe, some of which are rarely seen in public. They will be paired together with his extraordinary drawings.
Over just two years in the south of France, Van Gogh revolutionised his style in a symphony of poetic colour and texture. He was inspired by poets, writers and artists. We look at this time in Arles and Saint-Rémy as a decisive period in his career. His desire to tell stories produced a landscape of poetic imagination and romantic love on an ambitious scale.

Works include ‘Starry Night over the Rhône’ (1888, Musée d’Orsay) and ‘The Yellow House’ (1888, Van Gogh Museum), as well as our own ‘Sunflowers’ (1888) and ‘Van Gogh's Chair’ (1889), among many others.

Trafalgar Square
WC2N 5DN London
P : +44 (0)207

Contact: hello@nationalgallery.org.uk
www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Aadnevik is a luxury London based brand established in 2013 by the designer duo Hila Aadnevik and Kristian Aadnevik; internationally renowned for their powerful feminine designs detailed with refined craftsmanship.

The designers have created a concept that blends ready-to-wear with couture, offering seasonal collections with a made-to-measure personal service for clients who visit the atelier from all over the world. They have developed unique handcrafted production techniques where patterns are built on the body, working with natural effeminate shapes, contrasting sharp cuts and soft layering and drapes. The design duo fuse together alluring shades, luxury leathers, French lace and lavish embellishments, to evoke powerful sensuality.

London

Press Inquiries: pr@aadnevik.com

Felipe Rojas Llanos is a menswear designer, born in Chile and brought up in Sweden. At the age of sixteen he studied Fine Arts for three years in Sweden, where he developed his signature drawing style. He eventually moved to London to study fashion and graduated from Central Saint Martins.

London

Leblon London is an emerging contemporary fashion brand with a strong celebrity following, fusing the vibrance of Brazil with a dash of London tailoring. Founded in 2020 by Brazilian ex model Yane Fereira, the daughter of a renowned couturier. The vision has always been to create a sophisticated, cutting edge range from figure hugging dresses to playful jumpsuits expertly crafted to flatter the female form and make a statement.

London

Press Inquiries: crew@leblon.co.uk

20.00h Guerilla Street Fashion Presentation: the brand will be taking it to the streets to show the people our guerrilla public fashion presentation in Central London. This event is open to all.

22.00h After party: Official NOM!NAL London LFW Afterparty - Guest list only.

London

Contact: press@nominallondon.com

A sartorial journey that transcends conventional perceptions of African style. This avant-garde showcase aims to unveil the sophisticated nuances of ethnic African fashion, reimagining traditional elements through a contemporary lens.

Attendees will witness a harmonious fusion of time-honored craftsmanship and modern design sensibilities. The runway will come alive with garments that pay homage to Africa's rich textile heritage while pushing the boundaries of haute couture.

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
61-65 Great Queen Street
WC2B 5DA London

A Lithuanian fashion brand founded in 2013 in Vilnius by Agne Kuzmickaite. Pioneering the industry in Lithuania, Agne Kuzmickaite is an experienced stage/ costume designer working across theatre production around the world. Her work encompasses a flamboyant flare but at the same time extremely current to what is relevant.

London

Dahlia Razzook studied at London College of Fashion and completed her BA degree in Fashion Design Technology: Surface Textiles. Shortly after, she opened her fashion label.

London

London

London

Vivz World Fashion Week is the only fashion week which takes place in London, Milan, Paris and Dubai.

St John's Hyde Park
Hyde Park Cres, Tyburnia
W2 2QD London