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Fashion

Fashion is one of the UK’s most vibrant and creative industries, catering for both the high street and the high end of the market.

Renowned for its inventiveness and creativity, the UK fashion industry has a long, proud and diverse history. Many of the world’s key fashion trends, past and present, stem from the UK.

Today, the country is home to leading designers of all types of menswear, womenswear, childrenswear and babywear, who export their products worldwide. It is also a leading centre for the manufacturing of clothing and high-quality fabrics, as well as a global hub for fashion retailing.

Marketing messages

UK Trade & Investment has developed the following key fashion messages for you to use in your marketing materials.

Incorporating these messages into your own communications is a great way to increase the impact of your marketing, and make sure your business benefits from the reputation and achievements of the UK fashion industry as a whole.

The messages are backed up by a wealth of supporting evidence, facts and statistics - making them a unique resource for UK fashion businesses marketing themselves overseas.

• The UK fashion industry is a major contributor to the national economy

• The UK fashion industry has a broad and extremely productive output, catering for both the high street and the high end of the market

• The UK is a world-class incubator of the most exciting and innovative fashion design talent

• The UK is at the cutting-edge of international fashion and is renowned for its trendsetting, inventiveness and creativity

• The UK fashion industry is highly respected and successful worldwide