Fashion / NewsBye, Somerset House! London Fashion Week is moving to SohoBrewer Street Car Park will replace the Strand hotspot as official SS16 venueShareLink copied ✔️April 27, 2015FashionNewsText Zing Tsjeng London Fashion Week is upping sticks from Somerset House and moving all the way to sleazy, neon-lit Soho. The British Fashion Council announced on Monday that SS16 will take place at Brewer Street Car Park, the art deco building (and actual functional car park) that has played host to artists like Dinos Chapman and Richard Mosse. "We've known that we would have to move from Somerset House at some point," BFC chief executive Caroline Rush told us. "You have to change things. Having a central location that's more connected to retail in one of London's iconic creative hubs is kind of a dream come true." "[Soho] has always been known as a creative hub, for many decades you've seen trends come out of here. You've still got the great fabric suppliers, which is the mecca for all the [fashion] students to go to... They start discovering and delevopping this relationship with Soho so being able to bring this international event here is great to put a spotlight on Soho – and it's going through such a period of transformation." This isn't the first time that the listed building has been commandeered for fashion purposes. Last season, it hosted over 110 emerging fashion designers from nearly 30 countries as part of the International Fashion Showcase, the biggest LFW exhibition that is free and open to the public. No wonder it's already been dubbed Fashion Park by some. In any case, editors who've been felled by the killer cobblestones at Somerset House will be happy to find a more high heel-friendly venue. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingIlia Malinin breaks the ice – and his silenceHe does things on a skating rink that were once thought impossible. But the ‘Quad God’s’ setback at this year’s Winter Olympics brought new fire and energy to a skater seen by many as the greatest of all time Life & CulturePoliticsThe meaning behind Extinction Rebellion’s red-robed protestersMerrellFashionMerrell wants you to touch grass, and living in the city is no excuseMusicOlivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’Beauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaArt & PhotographyVisceral photos that capture the unease of femininityFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workFilm & TV7 films to watch if you loved Obsession Music‘Korn is the cement of my being’: Portraits of metal fans in Mexico CityEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy