# Victoria Starmer models at London fashion week

> The wife of the former prime minister appears in an Edeline Lee show at a north London school.
- Title: Victoria Starmer models at London fashion week · the Guardian
- Summary: The wife of the former prime minister appears in an Edeline Lee show at a north London school. Victoria Starmer modeled in designer Edeline Lee's…
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- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/20/victoria-starmer-clothes-london-fashion-week-show-edeline-lee
- Published: 2026-09-20T15:16:01+00:00
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## Victoria Starmer takes the catwalk
Victoria Starmer has modeled at a London fashion week show, one of her first public appearances since her husband Keir Starmer stepped down as prime minister.
## Edeline Lee's unusual venue and show
Designer Edeline Lee held her spring/summer twenty twenty-seven show at Haverstock school in Chalk Farm, north London on Sunday, with models fitted in full view of the audience and dancers rehearsing beside the catwalk.
## What Starmer wore to the show
Starmer wore a bright turquoise knitted midi dress with a high neckline, pleated detailing and short sculptural sleeves, paired with white block-heeled shoes and her hair worn in loose waves.
## The Sisyphus inspiration
Lee's collection was based on the Greek myth of Sisyphus. Lee said there is a general feeling of relentlessness and a sisyphean cycle, and she wanted to acknowledge the rigour and hard work behind beautiful clothes.

> There's a general feeling right now of relentlessness, a sisyphean cycle.
## Starmer's history with Edeline Lee
Throughout Keir Starmer's time as prime minister, Victoria Starmer kept a low public profile but favoured contemporary British brands including Edeline Lee. She attended Lee's show at London fashion week in twenty twenty-four.
## The gifts controversy
In twenty twenty-four, Keir Starmer faced investigation over failing to declare that his wife's designer clothes had been bought by his biggest personal donor, Lord Alli, who paid for a personal shopper, clothes and alterations.
## Key takeaway

Victoria Starmer modeled in designer Edeline Lee's spring/summer twenty twenty-seven show at Haverstock school in north London on Sunday, one of her first public appearances since her husband stepped down as prime minister.