LONDON FASHION WEEK & BRITISH FASHION INDUSTRY FACTS & FIGURES SEPTEMBER 2011
• 68 catwalk shows and 37 presentations to take place over 6 days
• 205 UK and International emerging and established, ready to wear
and accessories designers at The Exhibition at London Fashion Week (LFW)
• Canon is the principal sponsor for the twelfth consecutive season
• The Exhibition at LFW will play host to 19 Estethica designers, 17 NEWGEN designers and 6 Multibrand Showrooms
• Menswear day, now in its 6th season, has 9 shows and 6 presentations
• On the catwalk there are 4 NEWGEN, sponsored by Topshop, designers:
David Koma, Holly Fulton, Louise Gray, and Michael van der Ham
• 2 NEWGEN MEN, sponsored by TOPMAN, designers are showing on the catwalk: Christopher Shannon and James Long
• Fashion Forward, sponsored by Coutts & Co and supported by the
Mayor of London, will support three designers on the catwalk this
season: Meadham Kirchhoff, Peter Pilotto and Todd Lynn
• Over 5,000 visitors are expected: buyers, TV & radio crews, journalists and photographers
• Media coverage equals or exceeds most major news and international sporting events
• UK media coverage each season now exceeds £100m and media coverage
from the International Guest Programme exceeds £53m (source: Precise)
• It is estimated that orders of over £100m are placed during LFW
each season; the International Guest Programme alone generates over £50m
of orders
• The direct value of the UK fashion industry to the UK economy is £21 billion (source: BFC Value of Fashion Report)
• Fashion’s wider contribution to the economy in influencing spending
in other industries is estimated to stand at over £37 billion (source:
BFC Value of Fashion Report)
• The UK fashion industry is estimated to support 1.3 million jobs,
equivalent 4.5% of total employment, and is the largest employer of all
the creative industries. The sector also provides opportunities to
minority groups to a greater extent than most other creative industries
(source: BFC Value of Fashion Report)
• The UK Fashion industry is similar in size to the food/beverages
services and telecommunications industries and bigger than the wholesale
and retail of automotives, sports activities, chemical manufacture and
advertising/video sectors (source: BFC Value of Fashion Report)
• Major export markets are USA, Japan, Russia, France, Italy, Middle East, Hong Kong, China
• The UK is renowned for having the best fashion colleges in the world
For further information on London Fashion Week visit www.londonfashionweek.co.uk