BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL news and archive

Pierpaolo Piccioli takes top honours at The Fashion Awards

Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli was named Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Council’s The Fashion Awards 2022 on Monday night at Royal Albert Hall. The accolade, voted for by an international judging panel of over 1000 industry experts, saw Piccioli beat off tough competition from Jonathan Anderson for his namesake label...

6 Dec 2022

People

Patagonia founder to receive Outstanding Achievement Award at 2022 Fashion Awards

Patagonia’s founder and former owner Yvon Chouinard has been announced as an honouree for the 2022 Fashion Awards, where he will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award. During the event, set to be held December 5, Chouinard will be recognised for his creative contributions to the fashion industry. He joins a string of prominent industry...

2 Dec 2022

Fashion Featured

New research project ‘Locating Menswear’ launches

A new international menswear research project ‘Locating Menswear’ is launching to investigate the connections between British and Italian Menswear. The international research network will investigate the cultural and industrial connections between London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Milan, Italy, and how they have influenced the production,...

28 Nov 2022

Business

Clearpay partners with Square and BFC to support emerging designers’ e-commerce

Payment provider Clearpay has partnered with Square, a commerce tech company, to launch a programme with the British Fashion Council (BFC) that looks to help emerging designers establish their online presence. As part of the initiative, British designers that are a part of the BFC network can take part in an e-commerce mentoring package provided...

28 Oct 2022

Fashion Featured

BFC announces nominees for The Fashion Awards 2022

Jonathan Anderson, Miuccia Prada, Bianca Saunders and Wales Bonner are among the nominees for The Fashion Awards 2022, which will be presented by the British Fashion Council on December 5 at The Royal Albert Hall in London. The annual event, which celebrates positive change within the fashion industry and those leading it, will present awards...

25 Oct 2022

Business

Ebay launches circular fashion fund alongside BFC

Ebay UK has announced the launch of a Circular Fashion Innovator’s Fund alongside the British Fashion Council (BFC) in a bid to support small businesses. The fund will offer 100,000 pounds to handpicked businesses, with Ebay set to provide expertise on scalable companies and BFC to leverage its network to identify and assess potential circular...

17 Oct 2022

Fashion

Clearpay drops NFTs with Richard Quinn

Clearpay, the sponsor of London Fashion Week, has teamed up with Richard Quinn and the British Fashion Council to offer limited-edition floral rose NFTs to “lucky customers” to celebrate the city-wide LFW celebrations until October 13. The large rose NFTs pay homage to Quinn’s spring/summer 2023 collection and will give fashion fans access to an...

10 Oct 2022

People

British Fashion Council appoints David Pemsel as its new chair

The British Fashion Council has appointed David Pemsel as its new chair. Mr Pemsel succeeds Stephanie Phair, an executive at Farfetch, who steered the organisation through the pandemic. Phair stepped down earlier in September. Demsel was appointed to BFC’s executive board in 2016 and is the founder of ScienceMagic.Inc, a creative and strategic...

22 Sept 2022

Fashion Featured

LFW SS23: To go ahead with respect for the Queen

The spring/summer 2023 edition of London Fashion Week felt like a big comeback following the pandemic years, with the return of Burberry and JW Anderson, and the debut of Raf Simons in the capital. But with the event taking place just days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and falling within the official 10-day mourning period, many expected...

15 Sept 2022

Fashion Featured

London Fashion Week shows rescheduled due to Queen's funeral

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has confirmed that no London Fashion Week (LFW) shows, presentations or events will take place on the Queen's state funeral, Monday, September 19. Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, the BFC has said that as LFW is a business-to-business event it can still go ahead, while...

13 Sept 2022

Business

British Fashion Council enlists Roland Berger for report on e-commerce returns

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced that it has commissioned global strategists Roland Berger, in partnership with DHL, to carry out a report that hopes to solve problems surrounding e-commerce returns in fashion. The initiative comes as part of the BFC’s Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) and will see initial findings and...

9 Sept 2022

Fashion Featured

Richard Quinn partners with Clearpay to launch London Fashion Week opening

The opening of London Fashion Week will be a consumer welcome affair, with principal sponsor Clearpay teaming up with the BFC and designer Richard Quinn for its City-Wide Celebration in Covent Garden. Dubbed a fashion and entertainment event, a surprise performance and DJ set will inaugurate the fashion week ahead. A limited edition floral print...

9 Sept 2022