Nurturing Talents, London Becomes Fashion Hot Spot

LONDON, Sept. 22, 2009 — -- London Fashion Week is all grown up. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the British fashion event of the year has reached international acclaim and reaped the reward of a quarter-century of nurturing young designers.

A decisive sign of success is the return of iconic British labels Burberry, Matthew Williamson, Pringle of Scotland and Jonathan Saunders to their homeland. After years of showing in New York, Paris or Milan to grab the attention of fashion editors and buyers, they will be presenting their spring-summer collections in London this year.