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Slideshow: London Designers Reveal Their Spring 2011 Inspirations

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London Fashion Week started today, and just as we did for New York, we asked a handful of designers across the pond to share one image that evokes their spring 2011 collection (plus “one word,” which most designers interpreted as “one phrase,” but hey, who are we to quibble over word counts). Click ahead to see the inspirations of Britain’s finest, including Paul Smith, Twenty8Twelve, and House of Holland.

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Slideshow: London Designers Reveal Their Spring 2011 Inspirations