Studio 104’s Founder Celebrates LFW’s 40th Birthday at No.10 Downing Street

ane Porter, Founder and CEO of Studio 104, joined the style set for afternoon tea and champagne at No. 10 Downing Street at an exclusive reception celebrating London Fashion Week’s 40th birthday.

“Being surrounded by the fashion industry’s greatest achievers whilst being thanked for the contributions we had all made to the industry felt satisfying ... We employ the most experienced talent who have all previously worked for high-end fashion labels. As a result our design team create high-end, bespoke luxury uniform to an exceptional standard.”

The guest list at Downing Street included Lady Cameron, Anya Hindmarch, Andreas Kronthaler (Vivienne Westwood’s husband), Emilia Wickstead, Ozwald Boateng, Stephen Jones, 16Arlington’s Marco Capaldi, David Koma, Roksanda Ilinčić, Natasha Poonawall (a patron of Harris Reed), and Boris’s little brother, Lord Johnson of Marylebone.

Margaret Thatcher pioneered the very first event, back in 1984, in tandem with the official LFW launch.  This year continued in a similar vein with Rishi Sunak, the UK Prime Minister popping in briefly with his wife Akshata Murty. 

Sunak and Murty's arrival just missed Lucy Frazer, the U.K.’s secretary of state for culture, media and sport, addressing the room and voicing her support for the British fashion industry.

“Our fashion industry is vital — worth 28.9 billion pounds to the economy and providing 800,000 jobs in 2021. With a plan to grow the creative industries by £50 billion and create a million more jobs, our 2 million pounds of support for NEWGEN will continue to support the Alexander McQueens of tomorrow,” she said.

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Following Lucy Frazer, David Pemsel, chair of the Bristish Fashion Council, and reiterated that the U.K. fashion sector has been “a crucial economic and social driver”, as the current scale of the British fashion industry is comparable to the legal services and significantly greater than the car sector.

“While we are excited to reflect on the past 40 years - what is clear is the relentless innovation that drives us forward - we are famed the world over for our ideas, originality and uniqueness, which are essential for the next 40 years and beyond,”

Jane Porter, Studio 104 CEO and Founder, attended the Downing Street event as part of her dedication to the work Goldman Sachs promotes along side its 10,000 Small Businesses programme. Jane is an alumni, regularly participating and speaking at high level events around the UK.   Jane commented.

“Being at the forefront of the fashion industry is vital in achieving the ambitious growth plan that Studio 104 has. We remain focused in creating clever design concepts and couture garments that our luxury clients are demanding”

Attending key dates in the fashion calendar offer a huge amount of inspiration to our design, product development and production team. To see how these creative exhibitions have informed our bespoke uniforms head to our portfolio page. For our detailed and unique process, from uniform concept to manufacturing and delivery, head to our process page.

Here at Studio 104 we are able to offer client's many ways to work with us. This can range from a fully bespoke, highly creative uniform collection through to a pre-designed house uniform range (104 Collection) that can meet short lead times and keener budgets. We are particular specialists in bepsoke tailoring, exemplified in our work with some of the world's finest luxury hotels, where individuality is of utmost importance. From heritage brands such as Gleneagles, The Savoy, Fortnum & Mason and Mandarin Oriental to the modern luxury brands such as NoMad, Nobu Ibiza Bay, The Fife Arms & The Newt in Somerset.

Written by Ian - Chief Marketing Officer

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