For many brands, the crown comes before the clothes.
When London Fashion Week kicked off on Sept. 16, brands have made last-minute arrangements to honor Queen Elizabeth II, whose life and legacy was commemorated in a funeral service at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19.
Every spring/summer 2023 show and event scheduled for the 19th have been canceled, with many of the shows resuming on Sept. 20—the final day of LFW, reported WWD. Richard Quinn, who received the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design in 2018, will close out LFW.
Ahead of the week-long event, Burberry and Raf Simons were the first to announce that they would cancel their shows, with the former pushing its show to Sept. 26.
“As the country enters a period of official mourning, we will pause during this time of great sadness,” the Raf Simons team said in a statement to E! News. “We will take this time to respect the legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her 70 years on the throne. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family and the people of the Commonwealth.”
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