British fashion is self confident and fearless. It refuses to bow to commerce, thus generating a constant flow of new ideas whilst drawing in British heritage.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Britishness is just a way of putting things together and a certain don't care attitude about clothes. You don't care, you just do it and it looks great.
Britain has the most creative, dynamic and nimble fashion industry in the world.
Dear London, British fashion is a serious business. The British fashion industry is worth £21bn to the U.K. economy and employs 819,000 people across the country. With your help, we would like to see these numbers rise for the good of our industry, our talented designers, and our reputation worldwide.
In general, fashion is decorative, it's protective, it acknowledges that the world does involve conflict, and you might be attacked by assumptions, presumptions, and attitudes.
In the first half of the 20th century, fashion was simply not a very English thing to do.
I thought, If people are going to write about what I'm wearing, then I would wear young British designers who need the publicity.
Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.
Fashion is not frivolous. It is a part of being alive today.
If fashion has a political significance, it is probably culturally, as a camouflage.
The whole scale and scope of the decorating and fashion business in this country are incomparably grander than in London. What's thrilling about America in general, and the New York fashion scene in particular, is its optimism. It makes the whole experience energizing and uplifting.