London Fashion Week / Designer & Agents 2007 - UK on March 11-16

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DESIGNERS & AGENTS SHOWCASE AT LONDON FASHION WEEK

The Exhibition at LFW has once again invited the American trade show Designers & Agents to bring a select group of designers from NY & LA across the ocean with them, including Organic, Marika Charles, S-Sung, New Scotland, Raven Denim, and Melissa Joy Manning.

Designers & Agents, the alternative fashion trade event in New York City and Los Angeles, will organise and present a showcase of ready-to-wear and accessories collections at the upcoming London Fashion Week, running February 11th-16th. Selected by the British Fashion Council as an integral part their official trade event, the Designers and Agents presentation will run from February 12th-15th and will be housed at The Exhibition at London Fashion Week.

London Fashion Week
Organised by The British Fashion Council, London Fashion Week is presented bi-annually and is the first stop on the European leg of the Ready-to-Wear collections circuit. The Exhibition at London Fashion Week, runs alongside this high-profile event and features over 170 vendors, drawing the cream of world buyers and press.

Designers & Agents (D&A).

Founded by Barbara Kramer and Ed Mandelbaum almost ten years ago, D&A showcases over 800 of the newest and brightest ready-to-wear and accessory designers. Acclaimed for their keen talent-spotting, inventive staging, and atmospheric, fashion-forward presentation, D&A shows are presented at each of the five US markets in both New York and Los Angeles, and twice a year in Tokyo, Japan.

London Fashion Week and D&A. The D&A showcase at The Exhibition at London Fashion Week represent a growth opportunity for both Designers & Agents and London Fashion Week. For the second year in a row, the primarily-American designers featured in the D&A showcase will have the chance to present their collections to British and international buyers and press from within the London Fashion Week marketplace. Likewise, the addition of these collections will expand the breadth of offering at The Exhibition at London Fashion Week, introducing new talent to the event and its visitors, and ultimately reinforcing London Fashion Week’s worldwide stature. The D&A shows in New York and Los Angeles feature many of the premier contemporary collections; D&A brands are sold at the best stores throughout the USA, such as Barneys, Fred Segal, Calypso, Neiman Marcus, Saks, Kitson and Scoop, as well as numerous independent, ahead-of-the-curve boutiques. Often featured in the press, the media presence of these brands is likely to drive sales in U.K. and European stores. Moreover, U.S. price points are very competitive, especially at the current rate of Dollar exchange, and labels based in the United States have a fantastic track record on deliveries, making this an exceptionally attractive market for worldwide buyers to enter.

For inquiries please visit:
http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk and http://www.designersandagents.com