Preen Returns to London With a Thornton-Bregazzi Baby on the Way

Alarm clocks went off at an unprecedented 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, in time for a 9 a.m. appointment at London's Natural History Museum — specifically in a glass-walled, light-filled walkway at the side of the building. Though we were half-asleep when we took our seats, it was undeniably a stunning setting for Preen to show its spring 2013 collection.

The occasion marked a welcome return to London Fashion Week for design duo Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi — they decamped to New York in 2007. The move back was both a professional and personal decision: "We've done it partly because 2012 is such a great year for London, partly because London Fashion Week is now so much more international than it was when we left ... but mostly because our baby is due any day soon, so Thea can't travel," explained Thornton. "It's an amalgamation of reasons, but we've been talking to the British Fashion Council for a few seasons and considering it."

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