London Fashion Week livestream: The industry's most recognised designers brighten up the rain-soaked capital

London Fashion Week kicks off today, showcasing the trends everyone will be rocking for Autumn/Winter 2014

Models wear designs created by J. JS Lee

The weather misery continues, but this weekend offers up a glamorous distraction as the fashion glitterati descend on the capital for the start of London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014.

Kicking off today, the five day event at Somerset House features the most celebrated names in the industry, as well as tomorrow’s bright young stars.

Although spring seems a long way off, let alone next autumn, keen fashionistas will be taking notes on the hottest trends for next season.

Highlights over the coming days include shows from Emilia Wickstead, who is one of the Duchess of Cambridge’s go-to designers, Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label, and Richard Nicoll.

Overall, this year’s show will feature 77 designers and over 5,000 visitors are expected to attend.

But there’s more to London Fashion Week than endless lines of thin models draped in beautiful and expensive garments.

The British fashion industry is worth an estimated £26 billion to the UK economy, while fashion’s wider, indirect contribution to the economy, through areas such as beauty, is estimated to be more than £46 billion, according to the British Fashion Council (BFC).

Meanwhile, the UK fashion industry is estimated to support 797,000 jobs.

Brace yourselves for the social media deluge: Instagram filters at the ready.

London Fashion Week Autmn/Winter 2014 live show schedule:

Friday 14 February

09:00 J. JS Lee

11:00 Jean-Pierre Braganza

12:00 Bora Aksu

13:00 Fryodor Golan

14:00 Daks

15:00 Eudon Choi

17:00 Christopher Raeburn

18:00 Nasir Mazhar

19:00 Todd Lynn

20:00 Central Saint Martins MA

Saturday 15th February

10:00 Emilio de la Morena

11:00 Holly Fulton

12:00 Emilia Wickstead

13:00 John Rocha

14:00 Sibling

16:00 J. W. Anderson (Women's)

17:00 Lucas Nascimento

18:00 Hunter Original

19:00 House of Holland

Sunday 16th February

10:00 Margaret Howell

11:00 Richard Nicoll

12:00 Marios Schwab

14:00 Temperley London

15:00 Topshop Unique

16:00 Paul Smith

17:00 Vivienne Westwood Red Label

18:00 Mary Katrantzou

20:00 Jonathan Saunders

Monday 17th February

09:00 Antonio Berardi

14:00 Burberry Prorsum

15:00 David Koma

16:00 Peter Pilotto

17:00 Michael van der Ham

20:00 Ashish

Tuesday 18th February

09:00 Marques'Almeida

10:00 Anya Hindmarch

11:00 Simone Rocha

12:00 OSMAN

13:00 Fashion East

15:00 KTZ

16:30 Meadham Kirchhoff

17:30 SIMONGAO