Amidst the ephemera of London's annual style showcase stands a designer whose career has endured. Paul Smith tells Carola Long why 62 is no age to be thinking of retirement

London Fashion Week opened yesterday and anyone with an interest in the industry can expect to see British design talent trumpeted in newspapers and on websites across the globe. Amidst the search for the next big thing, one name stands out on the schedule. Sir Paul Smith, who will show his collection on Monday, is unrecognisable to some of his customers to the extent that he has even been known to work in his own stores ...

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