LFW SS16: Beauty trends fresh from the catwalk

Published: 22-Sep-2015
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Experts from escenutal.com, WGSN and Wow Beauty analyse this season's trends

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Fashion week is big business. Buyers place more than £100m worth of orders at each season of London Fashion Week, while the event brings around 5,000 visitors into the UK’s capital, enticed by the prospect of its catwalk shows.

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