Upcoming Trade Shows in UK for Clothing

London Fashion Week is a global event that showcases the UK’s continued leadership in the fields of fashion and fashion education. The UK’s clothing industry is one of the largest in the world. The country is also the world leader in fashion education with six of the world's top 20 fashion schools located in the UK. London Fashion Week is itself a major event, attracting thousands of buyers, journalists, and industry professionals from around the world, and serves as the UK’s main tool to demonstrate the country’s strengths in front of the entire fashion world. The UK's clothing industry has a long and rich history. The wool trade once accounted for 80% of exports from the British Isles. Today, the industry is worth £26 billion and employs 800,000 people. Textile and fashion exports alone are estimated to be worth over £6.5 billion. Most of what is produced in the UK is meant for exports. Foreign investment in the UK's fashion industry is also on the rise with multinational conglomerates investing heavily in young fashion businesses such as Christopher Kane and JW Anderson. The UK is also the world leader in fashion education. Six of the world’s top 20 fashion universities are located in the UK. An estimated 1500 international students enroll in British fashion courses every year. This international student body reflects the diversity of the wider industry with many of the catwalk designers at London Fashion Week originating from outside the UK. London Fashion Week is widely recognised as one of the ‘big four’ international fashion events. It’s a vital showcase for the UK’s industry and talent as well as a platform for showcasing emerging designers from around the world. The British Fashion Council’s decision to position London as a hotbed of new, young, and multicultural talent has been a key factor in the city’s success.