{"id":155907,"date":"2025-01-08T16:35:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T15:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=155907"},"modified":"2025-01-09T09:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T08:55:09","slug":"laura-weir-to-take-over-at-british-fashion-council-bfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/laura-weir-to-take-over-at-british-fashion-council-bfc\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Weir to take over at British Fashion Council (BFC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>London&#8217;s Fashion Week organizer, the British Fashion Council (BFC), is to welcome Laura Weir, a fashion journalist and consultant who has been working in the creative department of Selfridges department stores for the past two years.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJournalism leads to anything as long as you get out of it\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This quote by the little-known Jules Janin is apt for <strong>Laura Weir, the future Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council (BFC).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>renowned British media contributor, who<\/strong> has been <strong>Executive Creative Director of Selfridges<\/strong> for the past two years, will take over the reins of the famous institution on April 28.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Caroline Rush&#8217;s departure<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She<strong> will replace Caroline Rush<\/strong>, who has led the not-for-profit organization for the past 15 years and announced her intention to step down last year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\t\t<section data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"113405\" class=\"elementor elementor-113405 elementor-111955\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff873b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ff873b\" 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