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The chairman of the British Fashion Council faces the crowds at London Fashion Week
MONDAY: It had all started on Friday night with an idea of Tony Blair's - a show that brought together the best of European young designers to mark Britain's presidency of the EU. So we had 27 designers from 14 countries in the special tent we had built at the Natural History Museum. Chris Smith came along, as well as John Prescott and his wife Pauline. It sure helps to have the Government recognise the importance of the fashion industry. After a champagne reception we were given dinner by Douglas Henderson, the minister from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which had helped us host the event.
Saturday was non-stop. There was quite a ruckus at the Cafe de Paris during the evening when we had one lot of people leaving the first Vivienne Westwood show and another lot arriving for the second. Plus tourists who were trying to get in too. I like the excitement of this world, but I'm...