Who better to sample fermented grapes at Gordon’s, London’s oldest wine bar, than the man behind Straight No Chaser? Raise a glass to musician Mr Hudson, Kanye’s newest protégé. Ben Hudson, the Birmingham-born frontman for Mr Hudson, has earned the right to relax with a glass (or eight) of wine. In the past year, he appeared on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s latest records, traveled the world as part of West’s crew (“He’s like the Kofi Annan of pop,” Hudson says of his friend and mentor) and saw his smash single -- the glorious, West-assisted “Supernova” -- climb to the top of the U.K. charts. Still, Hudson isn’t yet ready to toast his good fortune. “As an Englishman,” he says, “I’m allergic to bombast. It’s up to the people at home to decide if I’ll be playing at Wembley in 10 years, or if I’ll be back on the dole.”

Being responsible for the track that ate this summer’s UK charts -- the heart-melting, Kanye-assisted Supernova -- should have persuaded Mr Hudson that he was a star in the making, but as yet, Birmingham born and London resident, Mr Hudson remains relentlessly focused on his first love: music. We got him to dish on Success, Kanye’s shoes, Kofi Annan, and whether or not his career will have the longevity he -- and we -- want it to.

Christopher Bailey’s latest Spring/Summer collection for Burberry returned to London to seduce the biggest and most celeb-heavy gathering of London Fashion Week.Webcast live from Chelsea, the British fashion icon’s first London show in eight years -- its homecoming from previous catwalk of choice, Milan -- seemingly combined a return to the old alongside an embrace of the new, balancing the brand’s longstanding traditions with a fresh, innovative spirit. All brit celeb-dom worthy of the name were in attendance, from a stickish Victoria Beckham, to soul survivor Marianne Faithful, to Little Britain’s cheeky David Walliams (himself sporting a natty burberry suit), to UK high street fashion mogul Sir Philip Green, and Slumdog Millionaire Dev Patel with co-star and new squeeze Freida Pinto. See full gallery of celebs and styles, then hit the jump for the recap.