Naomi Campbell kicked off London Fashion Week with a second Fashion for Relief Haiti runway show at Somerset House and she enlisted the help of some of her most famous A-list pals to take part in the show, which was to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.

Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Alexander McQueen’s muse Annabelle Neilson opened the show with an emotional  tribute to the late designer wearing print dresses from his Spring / Summer 2010 collection.

Afterwards Geri Halliwell, Pixie Geldof, and supermodels Eva Herzigova, Erin O’Connor and Jacquetta Wheeler joined the host of British celebrities who strutted for the cause in designs by Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Dolce & Gabbana.

Campbell said it was a cause dear to her heart, adding: ‘I am deeply saddened by the recent tragedy in Haiti. So many have been killed and severely affected by the earthquake – women and children in particular are most vulnerable in disasters. Fashion is universal, personal and touches everyone.’

Pixie Geldof

Eva Herzigova

The London show comes days after Campbell hosted a similar event in New York to kick off New York Fashion Week.

A live auction held after the show raised over £1million ($1.5million USD) for the White Ribbon Alliance for Haiti. All clothing from the show will be available on Net-a-porter.com starting March 15.

Sir Philip Green, Kate & Annabelle

Kate Moss brushed away tears and had to be comforted by Annabelle Neilson as Topshop boss Sir Philip Green bid £100,000 ($150,000 USD) for the Alexander McQueen mini dress she wore on the catwalk.

Kate counted McQueen as one of her closest friends and was left shaken by the news of his apparent suicide.

Even before Alexander McQueen, one of this city’s brightest fashion stars, took his life on Feb. 11, the mood was muted and low-key, and his death has only enhanced that feeling during London Fashion Week, which kicked off Friday and runs through Tuesday.

With unemployment at about 8 percent — 2 percent higher than last year — people are toiling harder than ever and are only just beginning to look forward to better times.

Alexander McQueen showed his support for Kate Moss at his fashion show in 2005

In the midst of it all, London’s fashion crowd is coping with the shocking loss of Alexander McQueen. The British Fashion Council has mounted a tribute to the late designer, by which people can write a note to McQueen and pin it on a wall at the show venue.

Last spring, when the credit crisis was gaining momentum, he told WWD: “You need to be strong in these times.…You’ve got to put away the dead wood and plant new trees.”

Stella McCartney, for one, lauds his courage: “Nobody had the balls he had,” she said. “He was fearless. He never played it safe.”