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Summary Leading UK designers will present their spring/summer 2013 collections to fashion buyers.
London fashion designers take up the baton for Britain on Friday, strutting the global stage in a capital city that has already captivated millions around the world with the Olympics, Queen Elizabeths diamond jubilee and last years royal wedding.Just a few short weeks after a closing Olympic ceremony which put fashion at the heart of a glittering show celebrating the best of Britain in front of the world, buyers, journalists celebrities and models have begun to descend on London fresh from New York and on the way to collections in Milan and Paris.London is like the epicenter of the world for everything and I think it really showed in the closing ceremony of the Olympics how influential and important British fashion is, stylist and TV presenter Brix Smith-Start told Reuters.Leading UK designers Christopher Kane, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith and Burberrys Christopher Bailey will present their spring/summer 2013 collections to fashion buyers from home and abroad in a year of continued austerity across Europe.An estimated £100m ($158.9m) of orders are expected to be placed during London Fashion Week, according to the British Fashion Council. More than 80 designers are expected to show their latest collections in London, with cutting edge labels PPQ, Meadham Kirchoff, Louise Gray and Erdem touted as the hottest tickets.
