How to get involved with London Fashion Week (even if you haven’t got a ticket to any shows)

London Fashion week is not only back, it’s celebrating its 40th anniversary. This means that all the OTT, calendar-choked fun will be dialled up higher than usual. Expect more spectacles, more after hour parties, more peacocking… basically, more everything - including events open to the public. 

Although LFW is overflowing with international buyers, press, the streets awash with preening influencers trying to top street style best dressed lists, you don’t need a million followers a fresh off the runway look or even a show ticket to get a taste of the action. 

While the shows themselves are