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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.