Report by Carrie Gorman

Sarah Brown threw a party at Downing Street last night to celebrate London’s emerging talent and the career of veteran catwalk photographer Chris Moore. 

Designers dashed away from their sewing machines and joined artists and editors to toast the reputation and creativity of an industry that Sarah Brown hailed as “a fundamental part of the UK and second to none in the world”. And speaking of Moore’s illustrious career, the Herald Tribune’s Suzy Menkes said, “It is extraordinary that someone has been recording fashion for as long. Fifty years – that’s five zero! He was trained at getting sharp and accurate pictures, and it is so rare for me to find any that are out of focus. And that’s from hundreds of thousands of pictures. It is a rare skill.” Asked what Moore thought of the tribute? “It’s overwhelming,” he said. “Do you think they’ll have me for another 25 years?” If you’ll let us, we say.

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