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From the LFW catwalk to your wardrobe

Military jackets, plenty of purple and all things sheer — here are the fashion week trends to wear now

Evening Standard · Sep 26

City Hall pay rises take Sadiq Khan's top aides above £150,000 (but no decision on mayor's new salary)

Exclusive: the annual increases received by mayor’s inner circle

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

What went on in London this week: Evita, The Standard's long summer lunch and champagne at Wimbledon

Magazine launches, Mayfair lunches, and all the action on centre court

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

Studio Smithfield: Paul Smith opens free fashion studio and mentorship programme in London — how to apply

The Fashion Residency at Studio Smithfield is offering six free studios for rising designers, alongside mentorship to “explain VAT is not vodka and tonic,” said Paul Smith

Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024

Justine Simons, the City Hall powerhouse shaping London's cultural landscape

City Hall’s deputy mayor for culture talks the Fourth Plinth, East Bank and what it was like to work for Ken, Boris and Sadiq

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024

‘Young artists are facing a crisis’ – how do we keep London creative?

The cost-of-living crisis and an out-of-control rental market are wreaking havoc with London’s artistic community, but organisations across the capital are rallying to help

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

From Taylor Swift to Naomi Campbell: London promises a cultural feast for all in 2024

The capital is showing little sign of giving up its crown as the highest-rated cultural hotspot in Europe

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2024

‘It’s like a hostile environment’: London’s creative core at risk as artists in poverty quit

UK capital as ‘huge generator of wealth’ under threat as a third of visual artists struggle to pay for studios

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023

Classic Tube posters reimagined for 160th anniversary of London Underground

Four classic Tube posters that celebrate London’s cultural life have been “reimagined” to mark the 160th anniversary of the Underground.

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023

BBC host first live performance at new music studios in East London

The performance formed part of the topping out ceremony, ahead of the opening in 2025.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022