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A year on from the successful opening of Jaeger in Canary Wharf, the British fashion brand is launching its first freestanding menswear store in Cabot Place West.

The new shop will focus on tailoring as well as stocking the latest clothing collections.

Models will be showcasing the latest autumn looks this lunchtime as a three day fashion event opens in Canary Wharf's shopping centres.

Stores including Austin Reed, Kurt Geiger, Oasis and French Connection will be offering up to 20 per cent discounts on this seasons ranges.

Miss Libby Rose, the latest independent store to pop up around Greenwich Market, is not just a commercial enterprise, it's a lifestyle.

Convinced she wouldn't follow in her dressmaker mother's footsteps, Libby Rose studied architecture and interior design, working on the refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall before being overtaken by fashion.

By Louisa Emery

"Our flat is beginning to look a bit eccentric," says Katie Rose Whiting.

A lifetime of hoarding has grown into a business and this month House of Lalka opened up its first pop-up shop.

Are you dressed for success? From comedy ties to ill-fitting blouses, fashion faux pas could result in a dressing down from potential employers, according to a survey commissioned by retailer TK Maxx.

The firm's pop-up shop appeared on the Wharf last week to offer its services to workers looking for advice on what to wear to the office.

Breaking into the fashion world can be a tough ask so it always helps if you can get a celebrity endorsement or two.

That's exactly what happened to University of East London fashion student Bunmi Olaye when former Spice Girl Mel B wore one of her designs to an awards show last year.

Fashion shows can often feel like secret clubs, stuffed with members clad in ripped bin bags encrusted with diamonds and labels.

That's not the plan for the Docklands Fash and Fun Show, which returns for a second twirl at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel on February 24.

Andrew Young runs Quo Vadis Styling, a fashion advice service for men who live and work around Canary Wharf.

In the second of three columns on male clothing, he discusses what shoes, shirts and accessories will make you a Wharf fashion icon this autumn.

The winter of our discontent is warming up, so get ready to snap up your beachwear.

Wharf retailers spent the end of 2008 fretting about the downturn and the VAT cut. But the changing of the seasons has seen Wharfers inch out of their offices to check out the lighter fashions.

The Little Black Dress is the staple of every fashionista's wardrobe. It's the fall-back, the number that, when trends come and go, is a constant. Here Lucia Blash looks at three of the best.

The Hepburn: Make an Audrey entrance is this circle hem dress in wool with silk organza trim. £195, Whistles, Jubilee Place, 020 7519 6132.

By Andrew Williams

Thursday, November 13, sees a new event taking the spotlight on London’s fashion scene. The Re-Fashion Awards take place in Shoreditch Town Hall and celebrate all that is great, glamorous and green in the fashion world.

Celebrities among other guests attended a pre-show party of Sex And The City held at CityBunker in Canary Wharf last week. Raksha Malde-Kara reports

The fashion-savvy It-crowd had it all glammed up for the occasion, donning their best frocks for the pre-screening bash of the highly-anticipated film.

Dressing Paris Hilton and working alongside Vivienne Westwood is not a bad way to start your fashion career.

Docklands designer Katie Rose-Whiting only graduated from the University of East London last year but is flying high.

Last week, the 22-year-old Greenwich resident received a £9,260 scholarship to support her
during a lucrative work placement at acclaimed designer Westwood’s studios in May.

NOW that the dust has settled after London Fashion Week it’s clear once again ethical
fashion has been a big draw.

Dedicated shows this year like Estethica, which was sponsored by popular Canary Wharf
retailers Monsoon and Accessorize, have highlighted the cream of existing ethical labels, while many mainstream designers have given a nod to fairly traded fabrics and organic cotton.

Closer to home, there are a bunch of up-and-coming designers who are shaping the face of ethical fashion for the future.