Harold Tillman, owner of Jaeger and chair of the British Fashion Council, has bought the 150year old British heritage label from its Japanese owners, ending months of speculation over the future of the brand. Rumours that Tillman and Jaeger chief exec Belinda Earl were looking to buy the company began to gain momentum at the end of the weekend and the news was confirmed...

It may have taken numerous forms of transport to get there, but I managed it. I did note another disgruntled Clothes Show-er moaning that a trip to the Birmingham one would have been quicker, and sadly they were right. But back to the show, I was greeted by hundreds of young want-to be fashionable things, and their mums. This is fashion week for tweens, with lashing...

At the first show of London Fashion Week, which is always Paul Costello. It is customary for the chairman of the British Fashion Council to make a speech and declare Fashion Week open. And so, on Friday morning, we sat in our seats and waited for Harold Tillman to take his position on the catwalk, to thank all the usual people, sponsors and such. But instead he confirmed...