4pm, Lueder, NewGen Catwalk Space, 180 Strand
Laura Weir and I are taking in the rather wonderful sight of the legendary London DJ Princess Julia posing for photographers while standing atop a white tablecloth-covered runway which is strewn with dinner party detritus and half drunk glasses of red wine; the Last Supper, but make it Hackney. We’re at the Lueder show on the Saturday afternoon of London Fashion Week , the first under the stewardship of Weir, who joined the British Fashion Council (BFC) as CEO this past April. I’m with her for a few hours to experience her debut season first hand.
The show has just finished, another of Berlin-London designer Marie Lueder’s inventive reinterpretations of club culture style. (Princess Julia was one of the select audience members invited to