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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Stratford (Labour), on Wednesday, 22 January 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 12 members in total.

HAUTE COUTURE COLLECTIONS

That this House is amazed at both the absurdity of the designs and the extent of the media coverage of the recent haute couture collections; asks why these ridiculous creations, due only to be worn by a few individuals whose wealth exceeds their brain cell count and their taste, should be treated so seriously and given such extensive publicity on television and in the newspapers; and believes that, in a world where countless millions are living in poverty, it is vulgar and obscene that so much significance should be attached to overpriced and grotesque flights of fancy for hanging on the limbs of the super-rich and that in future these clothing circuses should be treated with contempt.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

HAUTE COUTURE COLLECTIONS (436A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by David Shaw (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Tuesday, 28 January 1997. It has been signed by 1 members in total.
leave out from `House' to end and add `notes the success of the British fashion industry during 18 years of Conservative Government; believes that the creative skills of British designers are now recognised as being amonst the best in the world; notes that today's haute coutire collections become the basis of tomorrow's jobs in the British textile industry and British retail clothing shops; and looks forward to the day when British designers will have created their own significant well managed and well financed major fashion houses employing large numbers of British people.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
436 
436A1 
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Clothing
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk