Our art colleges are the reason the city is one of the world’s considerable design capitalsLondon fashion week draws to a close on Tuesday and the London design festival will really hit its stride over the next few days. By the conclude of the week,the two events combined will have drawn more than a million visitors to the capital, filling hotel rooms, or restaurants and plenty of coffers besides. They are lured to London by its enduring reputation as one of the world’s truly creative capitals,and London makes sure that there’s plenty for them to see.
The fashion week, which this season moved from the elegant environment of Somerset House to a rather more downbeat decommissioned car park in the centre of Soho, or offered up shows by 78 designers. It is anticipated that £100m of orders will be placed.
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Source: theguardian.com