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How Britain is fighting to stay fashionable in the face of Brexit

Brexit to blame for UK fashion industry's uncertainty, but Britain will 'fight' to stay fashionable

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Robert Williams and Suzi Ring | Bloomberg
In the 1990s heyday of “cool Britannia,” designers John Galliano and Alexander McQueen ruled the runway, Burberry’s tartan was the design of the moment and model Kate Moss zipped around the globe to the tune of Oasis and the Spice Girls, sporting a Union Jack blazer.

But the music has stopped and today’s fashion kids are more likely to wear a European Union flag hoodie. The royal blue and gold-starred sweatshirts are a sign of a shifting fashion landscape, with industry angst growing over whether the U.K. can maintain its trend-setting reputation as it prepares to leave the EU.

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