Feb 22
At London Fashion Week this season, the British Fashion Council announced its new Young Style Ambassador as Alexa Chung – whose quirky, messy, tomboyish looks have become synonymous with laid-back London style. Read more
Louise Gray, SS12
Two of the most exciting womenswear designers at the moment – Louise Gray and Mary Katrantzou – have been awarded Fashion Forward sponsorship by the British Fashion Council (BFC) for two consecutive seasons in London.
I first saw Louise Gray quite a few seasons ago at London Fashion Week, showcasing with OnOff. I absolutely love her work - her AW11 was fun, fresh and colourful. Her designs are so exciting and I can’t wait to see more of her. Read my Louise Gray AW11 catwalk report and backstage beauty HERE. Read more
Roksanda Ilincic AW11
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced its shortlist for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2012… Read more
Mar 30
Bicester Village, the designer discount outlet based in the Cotswolds, has teamed up with The British Fashion Council (BFC) – the body which organises London Fashion Week - to launch a pop-up shop featuring hot, young British designers.
The pop-up boutique (pictured) will sell previous season stock at discounts of up to 60% and will be open for six weeks until mid-May. The store has been decorated with on-trend SS11 brights and sharp, neon colours. The idea behind the boutique is to introduce emerging designers to a wider audience and in turn shoppers will benefit from seeing a new generation of designers all under one roof.
The designers include Jonathan Saunders with his signature graphic prints, Felicity Brown with her trademark high-voltage glamour, print specialist Holly Fulton, knitwear guru Markus Lupfer, sharp tailoring from Todd Lynn and of course the fabulous design duo Preen. Other designers include Emma Cook, Felder Felder, Goat, Jean-Pierre Braganza, Marios Schwab and Osman.
Accessories designers participating include Georgina Goodman – hailed as the ‘future of footwear’ by Manolo Blahnik, alongside Jane Carr, Fiona Paxton and A-list favourite Lara Bohinc.
The shop is due to open tomorrow and FashionBite has been invited to the launch party tonight with Brit actress Thandie Newton but unfortunately can’t make it (catching up with school friends I haven’t seen in years!), but it’s definitely worth a trip to Bicester Village over the next six weeks to see!
Bicester Village
50 Pingle Drive
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 6WD
For more info on Bicester Village see BicesterVillage.com.
FashionBite xx
Jan 14
Peter Pilotto, spring/summer 11
The Fashion Forward scheme, which is sponsored by Coutts & Co and supported by the London Development Agency, was established 5 years ago to provide funding to emerging British designers to showcase their collections during LFW, along with access to knowledge to help develop their businesses.
I’m really happy to see that, despite there being budget cuts left, right and centre, we’re still offering support to our up and coming British designers. I write for On|Off during London Fashion Week, the innovative fashion showcase which helps emerging fashion designers showcase during London Fashion Week, alongside putting on catwalk shows for big on schedule design names. In fact, one of the first shows I saw at On|Off was Peter Pilotto a number of seasons ago, which was amazing! On|Off are known for spotting new and fresh design talent.
On|Off is showing again this season during London Fashion Week at a fab new venue with some fantastic visuals such as 3D films and loads of amazing designers…I can’t wait!
Previous Fashion Forward winners have included Christopher Kane, Erdem, Giles Deacon, Jonathan Saunders, Louise Goldin, Marios Schwab, Richard Nicoll, Roksanda Illincic and Sinha-Stanic.
Jul 15
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced Swedish cult fashion brand Acne (Ambition to Create Novel Expression) is to make its debut at London Fashion Week this season.
The label, famous for its denim, has just opened a flagship store in Dover Street, Mayfair, as it looks to build up a brand presence in the UK. Acne creative director Jonny Johansson says: “For me London has a great energy and momentum at the moment. I love the English way of clashing heritage and contemporary.”
Giles Deacon has also confirmed he will show in London, marking a return following two seasons in Paris. He says: “Giles is a quintessential London label and I am extremely happy to be showing in London after two successful seasons in Paris.”
Designers also confirmed to show on schedule for a third consecutive season include Burberry Prorsum, Matthew Williamson, Pringle of Scotland, Antonio Berardi and Jonathan Saunders.
Spring/summer 2011 NEWGEN designers Michael Van Der Ham, David Koma and Holly Fulton are also all making their on schedule debuts, along with surrealist designer Yang Du who has shown at On|Off for the last two seasons.
Yang Du joins an alumni of other On|Off designers to receive NEWGEN sponsorship including Peter Pilotto Mark Fast, Emilio de la Morena, Anna Vince, Osman Yousefzada, JW Anderson and Hannah Marshall.
On|Off, the innovative fashion showcase which supports new and emerging design talent at London fashion Week, is yet to announce its LFW schedule- I will keep you posted when it does!
I will be writing a blog for On|Off again this season, with catwalk reports, trends and front row style (September 17-21). To read my blog for On|Off last season, visit their website at www.onoff.tv.
Louise Goldin, 2010 Fashion Forward winner supported by Coutts & Co, will also host a digital presentation and event showcasing her Spring/summer ’11 collection at LFW.
BFC CEO Caroline Rush says: “London Fashion Week is renowned for its diversity and breadth of talent; our established, iconic brands show alongside our brightest emerging stars in an extraordinary showcase of talent season on season.”
fashionbite xx
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