She says that when high-tech fabrics are used in the fashion business, fashion should remain the number one priority.

CNN: From chemistry to catwalk

And high-tech fabrics, with their novel properties, are particularly appealing to more avant-garde designers of the sort that regularly emerge from London's St Martin's college.

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- The term "behind the scenes" will take on a whole new meaning when it comes to describing London Fashion Week in future, as fabrics get more high-tech and science becomes a key part of the business.

CNN: From chemistry to catwalk