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BFC to honour Valentino Garavani with Outstanding Achievement Award at fashion awards

Mr. Valentino Garavani, the founder and former creative director of Maison Valentino, will be honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award at The Fashion Awards 2023, organized by the British Fashion Council (BFC). The accolade celebrates Mr. Valentino's nearly 50-year career, marked by iconic couture creations and red-carpet gowns. The award...

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Ebay's Circular Fashion Fund to return for a second year

Ebay UK has announced that its 100,000-pound Circular Fashion Fund, in partnership with the British Fashion Council (BFC), is returning for a second year following its success in 2022, which crowned on-demand tailoring service The Seam as the grand prize winner. The Circular Fashion Fund is available for small businesses, innovative tech...

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FabriX hosts digital fashion event for emerging designers at LFW

Hong Kong’s FabriX came to London Fashion Week over the past week via a partnership with the British Fashion Council (BFC) that saw the launch of an event aiming to bolster the presence of 17 emerging designers. The company’s showcase was open to visitors throughout the duration of the fashion week at the Old Selfridges Hotel, where a new “try...

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BFC teams up with NewGen alumni on a bag collection

The British Fashion Council is commemorating three decades of its NewGen talent initiative with a collaboration with seven of its NewGen alumni designers on a bag collection crafted in partnership with Bags of Ethics. The bag collection features designers Ahluwalia, Christopher Kane, Erdem, Giles Deacon, Halpern, Mary Katrantzou and Roksanda,...

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Design Museum spotlights British talent with NewGen exhibition

NewGen, the fashion talent incubator from the British Fashion Council, which has supported more than 300 designers, is being celebrated in a new exhibition at the Design Museum in London as part of the initiative’s 30th anniversary. ‘Rebel: 30 Years of London Fashion,’ which opens on September 16, is unlike many other fashion exhibitions, as...

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Sarah Mower to be honoured for championing young designers

The British Fashion Council has announced that fashion journalist Sarah Mower will receive a Special Recognition Award for Championing Young Designer Talent at The Fashion Awards 2023 (TFA) on December 4 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Mower, who is the BFC’s Ambassador for Emerging Talent and chair of the BFC NewGen committee, is being...

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Here is what to look out for at London Fashion Week SS24

As we continue descending into the spring/summer 2024 fashion season, London Fashion Week is swiftly approaching, with a schedule that is set to run from September 15 to 19. What makes this season a definitive ‘one-to-watch’ for the British fashion capital is the renewed vision and mission of the occasion, which had been outlined by the British...

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BFC, UKFT and UKRI launch Circular Fashion Innovation Network

The British Fashion Council (BFC), the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), and UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) have joined forces to launch what they are calling a “groundbreaking partnership” called the Circular Fashion Innovation Network (CFIN). The CFIN will sit under the BFC’s Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) to bring together...

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BFC announces Fashion Awards nominees

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has officially revealed the nominees for The Fashion Awards 2023 (TFA), scheduled to take place on December 4th, 2023, at the Royal Albert Hall. Organised by the BFC, TFA serves as the primary fundraiser for the BFC Foundation and shines a spotlight on the pivotal role of fashion at the intersection of culture...

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BFC to audit demographics of the UK fashion industry with new survey

The British Fashion Council is teaming up with The Outsiders Perspective and the (Fashion) Minority Report to launch a “comprehensive review of diversity, equity and inclusion in the UK fashion industry”. This will include an industry-wide survey to audit the demographics of the UK fashion industry for the first time as part of a review of the...

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BFC to launch short film series to celebrate 30 years of NewGen

The British Fashion Council is launching a short film series, concepted and shot by Rankin Entertainment, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its NewGen scheme that nurtures emerging British designers. Entitled ‘Sartorial Stories,’ the five-part short film series will highlight NewGen’s history and alumni, as well as London’s legacy in...

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Duke + Dexter to be backed by Venrex BFC Fashion I fund

London-based brand Duke + Dexter has been named as one of the first to participate in the Venrex BFC Fashion I initiative, an investment fund launched last year by the British Fashion Council (BFC) and venture capital firm Venrex. Together with the two organisations, Duke + Dexter is aiming to scale the brand at a local level, while still...