
Julien Macdonald, the Welsh fashion designer who made his name in knitwear before building a brand on ultra-glam, figure-hugging ball gowns, has been placed in liquidation.
His label, which was founded in 1998, hit headlines in February thanks to a blow-out catwalk on London Fashion Week’s official schedule: a camp, feather-trimmed and diamante-dripping bonanza that attracted lesser seen faces to LFW’s front row, including Gemma Collins, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli.