Men's items now account for half of the global luxury apparel market, according to the British Fashion Council.

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When will the British Fashion Council, and British fashion in general, learn that more women need to be leading the charge at these events?

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The British Fashion Council is dedicated to nurturing the future generation.

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As if to acknowledge that tennis needs a leg up in the fashion stakes, the British Fashion Council has collaborated with Wimbledon in celebration of its 125th anniversary.

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Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council, which also took part in the project, said the project sums up British fashion as "innovative, fun and creative".

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Massenet, founder of net-a-porter and the woman who changed the way we shop for luxury, is now busy revving things up as the Chairman of the British Fashion Council.

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