Today marked the official opening of London Collections Men (LCM) which continues to showcase the best creative and design talent from around the world through a packed schedule of shows, presentations, installations, dinners and parties from 10-13 June.

This morning’s LCM opening event was held at the new sole hub venue of 180 Strand where the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the new Value of Fashion report, stating the following: 

• The UK fashion industry directly contributed £28 billion to the UK economy in 2015, an increase from £26 billion (Value of Fashion Oxford Economics 2016)
• 880,000 people are employed by the fashion industry in roles varying from manufacturing to retail, growing from 790,000 in 2013 (Value of Fashion Oxford Economics 2016)
• The men’s clothing market grew by 4.1% in 2015 to reach £14.1billion (up from £13.5billion in 2014). This is compared to 3.7% growth in womenswear – menswear now accounts for 25% of the total clothing market (Mintel’s British Lifestyles 2016)    

All LCM shows, surrounding events and parties can be viewed in DIARY dates.

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London Collections Men in 'exhibitions & exhibition organisers'