London SS14 live streaming overview

As the fashion pack move onto Milan, CatwalkLive.TV looks at London's live stream offerings from the Spring/Summer 2014 season.


Video: Runway highlights from London Fashion Week SS14

28 shows live streamed from London this season, with 26 from the official London Fashion Week live stream, and 2 (Burberry and Mulberry) from other sources, also appearing on LFW's website. Last season 38 shows live streamed, while the season before 43 did.

This was a hugely disappointing season in terms of live streaming. 

It is the third consecutive decrease in live streams season-by season, and it has been at least two years since such a small number of shows live streamed from London. Expect a separate article exploring this very subject once the dust has settled on fashion month.

The lack of live streams is down to a number of factors; shows like Acne and McQ by Alexander McQueen no longer show, the official live stream only came from the BFC Showspace and the Topshop Showspace (in SS13, shows like Roksanda Ilicic were also live streamed).

Milan is next. In addition to Milan's fashion council, Camera Moda, offering their own live streaming, many designers embrace the internet and live stream their own shows. Expect a healthy amount of live streams over the next week - around 40. Paris follows; traditionally they're backward about being forward when it comes to digital offerings, but in truth, they're not that far behind London now.