Now we're up to 2007, and British designers seem desperate to please.

Actually, the British designers started selling their spring lines to stores a month ago.

The new British designers don't seem mad at or amused by anything.

He has established his international reputation as a British designer of men's and women's clothing since the mid-1980s.

They are among the raft of British designers whom the store has been carrying.

One of her recent buyers is a British interior designer, who already owns several other homes.

One can argue that British designers need sponsors, because otherwise many could not afford to have shows.

"No British designer had a perfume at that point, so it was tongue-in-cheek for a student to have one," he said.

British designers also applaud his innovative approach to interior decoration.

He was named British Designer of the Year in 1988 and 1992.