Fashion Industry News
Royal seal of approval for fashion
Saturday, 20, March 2010
As fashion moments go, this one could not be beaten, says Hilary Alexander of the British Clothing Industry reception at Buckingham Palace.Officially, it was called a reception for the British Clothing Industry. But the event at Buckingham Palace, tonight (Tuesday, March 16th), given by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, had all the hallmarks of a royal seal of approval for the fashion industry.
Amongst the worthy, behind-the-scenes stalwarts of the country’s multi-billion-pound manufacturing establishment – dyers, weavers, printers, knitters, textile pioneers, dry-cleaners, retailers from all levels; not to mention the twins behind DB shoes, the Northampton shoe business, Charles and David Denton – there assembled an extraordinary gathering of fashion’s new generation.