This week London Fashion Week returns to town and with it comes the feelings of intense FOMO. Watch with envy as the big-name designers and models rub shoulders with the chicest of the A-list, while the rest of us are left craning our necks for a glimpse of the good life. But while there’s usually only a handful of truly great fashion parties in town — most off-limits if you don’t know someone who knows someone — there are plenty of ways to get involved. And why not; 2024 celebrates 40 years of fashion week and of the near 120 official LFW events, about a third are open to the public, meaning this mysterious and elusive world is accessible like never before. Beyond the red velvet ropes and impossible-to-catch catwalks, London Fashion Week continues in the capital’s top bars, hotels and restaurants with a glut of glamorous after parties. Here then, is our bluffer’s guide to LFW.
