The article discusses the essence of London style as a blend of diverse cultural influences and personal expression. The author describes their own fashion choices during a holiday in Greece, emphasizing minimalism and versatility. They highlight London Fashion Week as a focal point for creativity and global influence, celebrating the city's role in nurturing artistic talent from various backgrounds. The piece underscores that London style is not just about clothing but encompasses manners, community engagement, and privacy, presenting it as an intangible concept shaped by mood and instinct rather than rigid rules.
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Laura Bailey writes from Greece about her eclectic wardrobe, switching between an olive green Eres swimsuit with sunbleached Levi’s cut-offs during the day to tennis whites at night. She reflects on the minimalist approach of traveling light and appreciates London's style influence as she prepares for London Fashion Week, which begins in a few days. London is described as a hub for creatives, artists, musicians, students, and designers from diverse backgrounds who contribute to its global fashion impact. The city’s fashion scene draws people looking for identity and connection through clothing and design, drawing on traditions like Scottish mills and northern manufacturers alongside contemporary art schools across the UK.
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I write this from Greece, having spent the past week flipping between an olive green strappy Eres swimsuit with sunbleached Levi’s cut-offs and my tennis whites, plus an oversized Chanel basket bag full of books and beauty products for the beach.
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I → write → beach
Flying only with hand luggage gifts me a minimalism I relish.
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I → fly → minimalism
A couple of vintage headscarves and a tangle of jewellery are all I need here to change it up after dark.
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I → need → dark
But it’s the last day of my holiday and London is calling.
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London → ’ → holiday
London Fashion Week, with its magnetic buzz of shows and happenings on and off the schedule, kicks off.
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Week → kick → schedule
London is the city of my dreams and the best place in the world to live and work.
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London → live → world
It’s a testament to the creatives who travel here, the artists and musicians, students and designers who gather to bring their diverse stories and style to the capital.
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who → ’ → capital
The Scottish mills, the northern manufacturers, the art schools across the UK and anyone who grows up looking for something different can find identity and connection through fashion — via magazines and clubs, fantasy and community.
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who → grow → magazines
It’s a young Mick Jagger on the tennis court and the elderly Jamaican women cooking outside my local church every weekend.
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It → ’ → church
It’s Tilda Swinton on stage in Man to Man at the Royal Court and Samantha Morton riding high on The Odyssey Oscar buzz.
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It → ’ → buzz
It’s in the studio with Sampha and friends for Everything is Recorded.
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Everything → ’ → Sampha
It’s Lily Allen in a Liz Taylor negligée and lashes for West End Girl.
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It → ’ → Girl
It’s power couple Sabrina and Idris Elba trailblazing via multi-disciplinary talents, plus philanthropy and mentorship with charismatic modern grace.
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It → ’ → grace
It’s prima ballerina Francesca Hayward and boxer-turned-filmmaker Ramla Ali channelling excellence into influence.
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It → ’ → influence
It’s also manners and kindness.
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It → ’ → ?
It all counts.
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It → count → ?
It’s all style.
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It → ’ → ?
Even more so if it’s mysterious and offline.
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it → ’ → ?
I’m not talking gate-keeping, more celebrating the fact that the best nights, looks, friendships and laughter are always off the record.
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nights → talk → record
I’ve long held a theory that, when analysed, style evaporates.
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style → hold → theory
For me, it’s intangible and elusive.
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it → ’ → me
Maybe that’s why I rarely plan and rely on mood and instinct to get dressed, whatever the occasion.
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occasion → ’ → mood
I’ve always been more attracted to the morning-after realness than the red carpet parade, even if I sometimes walk the walk and am lucky to flirt with a one-night stand Cinderella gown and jewels on occasion.
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I → walk → occasion
I’ve always loved to dip a toe into LFW, though I’m prone to overwhelm in a crowd.
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I → love → crowd
I’ll be there this weekend cheering for my friends — Erdem, Roksanda, Talia Byre — but will mostly be a voyeur, sometimes from a park bench with my dogs, probably in my boyfriend’s shirt and running shorts.
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I → cheer → shirt
But I am always rooting for the Brits.
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I → root → Brits
To build an independent brand now is an epic quest.
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build → build → brand
The business of London fashion is a powerful advert for the UK as a centre of global creative excellence, attracting investment, tourism and top talent across the arts.
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business → attract → arts
It would be a mistake to try to define a “London style” because the beauty of it is in the mash-up — in original thinking, making and diverse storytelling.
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beauty → try → thinking
As David Bowie wrote: “Style is about the philosophy of how we create our civilisation.”
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we → write → civilisation
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