5 Things To Do during London Fashion Week

T he 2018 London Fashion Week is an action-packed week full of sartorial sweetness much of which is reserved for the high-profile and highly-influential fashion glitterati. But if your front-row invite somehow got lost in the post, there’s still plenty to see and do in the capital during this fabulous week of fashion. Attend an LFW talk There are plenty to choose from to suit any taste and style sensibility. Get the truth on the latest styles and catwalk trends from some of the world’s most influential fashion bloggers & designers – sign up to the LFW website to be the first to hear about September’s talks. Check out the King’s Road & Sloane Street Immerse yourself in the humble beginnings of what put London on the fashion map, strut down the King’s Road and Sloane Street past (or into) shops the likes of Dolce & Gabbana and start your strategy for how you’re going to win the lottery. Stage your own fashion shoot Grab your fashionista sister, doll yourselves up and head out towards London’s tourist icons! Glamour on the London Eye, bold fashion choices at Big Ben, trend-setting in Trafalgar Square. You don’t need a million+ Instagram followers to feel like the fashion queen you are. Get your polaroid, strike a pose and catch some of the sights at the same time! Get cultured and coutured at the V&A Take in an afternoon of hip history at the Victoria & Albert Museum where an eye-popping collection of haute fashion garments from designers like Vivienne Westwood, Balenciaga and Dior, dahhling! Much of the clothing here is in a permanent collection and there’s no doubt that during LFW, a few more exhibitions will make there way to the V&A centre stage. Shop, shop, shop til you drop! There’s a reason London is synonymous with fashion and even if you don’t have the budget for Balenciaga, there’s plenty of places to go to get the London Look without the outrageous price tags. Take a vintage shop tour of the city, check out the myriad of markets dotted around or spend a morning scouting out a department store. Look hard enough and you’re bound to find an incredible deal on that faux-fur coat you’ve always wanted!