Designer: Drisha’s Closet; Photography: Mark Gunter

There’s No Stopping Fashion

Article by Joan S. Peck
Photography by Mark Gunter

With the passing of Queen Elizabeth on September 8th and her state funeral set for September 19th, the fashion industry was unsure whether to go ahead with London Fashion Week, which fell during that time.

House of iKons Fashion Week London paid tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II before their show started. The founder gave a speech acknowledging the inspiration the late Monarch gave during her reign of duty, service, and dedication to the United Kingdom, The Commonwealth, The Realms, and the rest of the world. All guests stood during the National Anthem, thanking Her Majesty for her 70 years of service. All staff, music artists, and the host wore black; models and designers wore black wristbands in honor and respect for the Queen.

House of iKons Fashion Week London, with their partner Liberte International, launched their first designer ‘Sigrun’ into the MetaVerse with designs ready to be purchased at the show. This event was held at the Leonardo Royal St Pauls London Hotel in the heart of London on Saturday, September 17th, 2022. House of iKons works to launch emerging designers, representing a diversity of fashion creatives worldwide. It maintains its position as one of the top six brands with its Innovative Voices in The Fashion World on Wiki Vid. The show pulled in over 1,000 people per day in attendance, with private clients, buyers, department stores, boutiques, and high net-worth guests. Their designers have platformed worldwide, working with celebrities such as Jlo, Katy Perry, Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, and many more often seen on their social media and various press. Some of their designers have been selected from the shows to be wardrobe designers for feature films.

This season, the show’s grand opening was a brand supported by the Thai Royal Family – ICHKA. For more than nine decades, Queen Sirikit (aka Her Majesty Queen Rama 9) has provided opportunities through supplementary occupations to households throughout Thailand to preserve Thailand’s arts and culture. Queen Sirikit has been a strong advocator of women’s fashion and has championed the cultivation of Thai silk throughout her reign. This season was a mixture of men’s, women’s, and children’s wear. From high street, sportswear, couture to theatrical costumes graced the runway. The show continues to celebrate beauty and diversity on its platform of models of all ages, shapes, heights, and backgrounds from around the world, setting the standard as market leaders, not followers.