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.