Kate and Rio Ferdinand lead the glamour at Burberry present

The best of British heritage welcomed the best of British talent as Burberry presented its latest collection during London Fashion Week on Monday. 

The enduringly popular fashion house debuted the forthcoming range in front of a celebrity-packed front row at Southbank’s National Theatre. 

Those in attendance included retired Manchester United and England footballer Rio Ferdinand and his former reality TV star wife Kate. 

The couple inevitably caught the eye as they made their way into the central London venue as day two of the week long fashion extravaganza continued in earnest. 

Kate, 33, looked typically stylish in a buckled tan co-ord while attending the event with Rio, who opted for a sleeveless shirt and generously cut dress trousers. 

The former footballer, 45, now a successful pundit, rounded off the look with a pair of polished dress shoes and heavily tinted sunglasses. 

Joining the party, Jodie Turner-Smith claimed her own share of the spotlight in a Burberry check kilt with a daring thigh-high slash. 

The actress, 38, completed her look with a bucked leather jacket and matching ankle boots, while a deep green leather handbag served as her only notable accessory. 

After attending the JW Anderson show with son Lennon on Sunday, Patsy Kensit was back on the front row in a classic black shirt dress that partially exposed her cleavage. 

The British star, 56, rounded off her ensemble with leather boots and a check patterned handbag from the brand’s latest collection. 

Elsewhere former Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall took a break from promotional commitments in order to attend Monday’s show. 

The singer, who recently launched a solo career with debut single Angel Of My Dreams, wore a tan leather jacket and pleated trousers.

Jade, 31, rounded off the look by wearing a scarf emblazoned with the brand’s iconic check signature. 

Jerry Hall and Elizabeth Jagger looked chic as they stepped out for a mother-daughter day at London Fashion Week’s Burberry catwalk show. 

The model and actress, 67, was joined by her daughter, 40,showed off their impeccable style as they arrived at the show in London on Monday.

Jerry displayed her age-defying looks for the show as her blonde locks fell in loose waves and she sported a striking red lip – with her alabaster skin glowing. 

She stepped out in an oversized dark green trench coat with fishnet tights and buckled shoes.

Meanwhile Elizabeth’s long copper curls framed her face as she paired a black and white tartan mini skirt with a black high-neck sweater. 

Activist Elizabeth also sported a pair of high Mary Jane heels and a navy version of the long trench coat sported by her mother.

Iris Law, who worked with the brand on their spring campaign this year, wore a pink checked blouse with a ruffled midi skirt and zip detail shoes.

Fellow models Jourdan Dunn and Shanina Shaik were also in attendance, as they both rocked stylish ensembles for the event.

Shanina looked effortlessly cool in a brown turtle neck jumper, which she teamed with a long kilt style skirt which flashed her toned leg. 

Luxury fashion giant Burberry – a London fashion Week veteran – is one of the handful of brands publishing scientific targets with its materials and production techniques. 

Known for its tartan branding, the fashion house recently raised its emission reduction goals and hopes to be carbon neutral by 2040. 

But BFC chief executive Caroline Rush said: ‘To set carbon reduction targets, you need a team to be able to measure your targets, understand how to reduce them and then report on them.

‘For a small business that’s quite a challenge.’

To help, the BFC now has some 50 businesses that will go through its “low carbon transition” programme for designers.

Ideally, advocates say the programme should be extended to help brands monitor and report their carbon reduction plans.