Joanna Lumley makes surprise appearance on London Fashion Week runway

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Joanna Lumley made a surprise appearance on the primary day of London Fashion Week as she had a starring position in a runway present.

The British actor, who not too long ago starred in the Netflix collection Fool Me Once, carried out a shifting monologue within the opening phase of luxurious equipment model Completedworks’ runway present.

As she delivered her traces, Lumley sat on a metallic mattress, carrying the model’s bow crossbody bag, surrounded by a stack of magazines and burnt toast.

Her hair was pinned up in an updo and she or he wore unfastened cream trousers and an identical prime, paired with Adidas Sambas in a nude and white colourway and silver jewelry.

After the presentation, Lumley spoke to British Vogue about her personal type ethos.

“I think the whole thing about fashion is if you can’t go badly wrong, you’ll never go really right,” she stated.

Lumley began her profession as a mannequin, so this isn’t her first run-in with style – she famously performed fashionable ex-model and style director Patsy Stone within the cult British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

Lumley is conversant in the style world. She has a long-standing relationship with British heritage style home Burberry – she modelled for the label within the Nineteen Seventies and appeared at a pop-up for its new Harrods takeover earlier this month.

She additionally hosted the third annual Fashion For The Brave occasion at London’s Dorchester Hotel in 2013, the place there was an public sale and runway present to boost cash for wounded troopers.

Completedworks is a British equipment model based by creative director Anna Jewsbury, whose items have been worn by celebrities together with Jodie Comer, Naomie Harris and Emma Watson.

The model confirmed its autumn/winter 2024 assortment on the primary day of London Fashion Week on Friday (16 February), and was joined on the schedule by designers like Paul Costelloe, Sinéadvert O’Dwyer, Mark Fast and Bora Aksu.

Canadian-born, London-based designer Mark Fast showcased vibrant outfits for his autumn/winter 2024 assortment, together with shearling coats, brilliant pops of knitwear and Noughties-inspired denim items.

Strictly Come Dancing finalist Bobby Brazier was noticed on the entrance row carrying a plain black T-shirt, denim denims and brown suede boots, subsequent to mannequin Delphi Primrose.

Irish presenter Laura Whitmore additionally watched the present, carrying a black denim matching jacket and maxi skirt, with knee-high boots.

With extra reporting from PA.