Thomas Tait’s London Fashion Week Show February 2013

St James's is hosting Thomas Tait for his sixth season as part of London Fashion Week. The autumn/winter show took place at Carlton House Terrace Garages on Saturday 16 February. This unique location has been transformed by St James’s ready for London Fashion Week.

Thomas Tait’s ready-to-wear demonstrates a unique combination of structure and fluidity, lending a clear aesthetic to the garments and footwear he conceives for his eponymous women’s wear label. Tait rose swiftly to prominence in London and important critics immediately championed him because of the directional refinement and considered detail that is integral to his designs.

Smart Turnout and Archie Foal make up some of the recently opened retailers in St James’s, with upcoming brands including café Borough Barista and The Left Shoe Company. St James’s recently hosted Fashion East’s Menswear Installations, as part of London Collections: Men. The popular shopping and lifestyle destination, world renowned for high quality menswear and accessories, and for its stylish bars, cafés and restaurants, such as new Italian restaurant, Cicchetti – the first London location for the San Carlo group. Shops in the area specialise in producing bespoke collections. World famous heritage retailers in St James’s include: Turnbull & Asser, shirt makers by Royal Appointment; London’s leading cheesemongers, Paxton & Whitfield; Floris, perfumers since 1730; and the “Queen’s Grocer” Fortnum & Mason, all holders of Royal Warrants.

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The Crown Estate is investing £500 million in St James’s over the next 10 years with a focus on keeping the area in line with its core values: personal, distinctive, stimulating and eclectic. The Crown Estate is committed to enhancing the area through a proactive tenant mix strategy, continued refurbishment of some of London’s most historic landmark buildings and improved streetscape to encourage pedestrian dwell time. The St James’s development will secure the area as one of London’s most sought after retail destinations.