British fashion council news and archive

BFC announces date for 2022 Fashion Awards

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced that The Fashion Awards 2022 is set to take place December 5 and will be returning to London’s The Royal Albert Hall. Supported by its official partners, Getty Images and Moët & Chandon, The Fashion Awards come as the main fundraising event for the BFC Foundation, a charity that finances the...

13 May 2022

BusinessFeatured

BFC Foundation announces names of 2022 grant recipients

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the names of designers and students that will be receiving funds and grants as part of the BFC Foundation’s mission to support the British fashion industry. Payment provider Clearpay, London Fashion Week’s principal partner, is continuing its support of the programme for its second year, with BFC...

5 May 2022

Fashion Featured

Saul Nash wins The Queen Elizabeth II Award

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has named menswear designer Saul Nash as the 2022 recipient of The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. Nash, who recently won the 2022 International Woolmark Prize, has emerged as one of the hottest talents in the UK. This latest accolade recognises his innovative take on design and developing new...

4 May 2022

Fashion

BFC taps eBay UK as latest patron to drive ‘positive change’ in fashion industry

eBay UK has been revealed as the newest patron of the British Fashion Council (BFC), and will work with the organisation to “make a positive change in the fashion industry”. The online marketplace is the latest big-name player in the fashion scene to be announced as a BFC patron, following in the footsteps of companies like Marks & Spencer,...

3 May 2022

Fashion Featured

What to expect from LFW autumn/winter 2022

With fashion month in full swing, action will head from New York to London this Friday, with the British Fashion Council confirming that London Fashion Week will feature 86 physical activations on schedule for autumn/winter 2022. The five-day showcase features a mix of emerging designers from incubator Fashion East to Conner Ives, as well as...

15 Feb 2022

Fairs

London Show Rooms to return to White Milano

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced that following a successful launch in September 2021, London Show Rooms will return to White Milano during Milan Fashion Week. London Show Rooms provides British designers with a platform and pop-up showroom outside London to showcase their collections and raise their profiles in international...

10 Feb 2022

BusinessFeatured

BFC and Venrex launch investment fund

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is teaming up with London-based venture capital firm Venrex to launch an investment fund to support the fashion sector, while also diversifying its revenue streams to reinvest in fashion education and talent programmes. The Venrex BFC Fashion I fund will enable a "vibrant business ecosystem in the fashion...

2 Feb 2022

Fashion

BFC announces provisional lineup for London Fashion Week

The British Fashion Council has announced its provisional lineup for London Fashion Week 2022. As with its 2021 London Fashion Week, the event will work in a digital and physical hybrid. This will incorporate catwalk shows, presentations, appointments and events throughout London. Digital content will be available on the Official Digital Hub....

20 Dec 2021

Fashion Featured

The Fashion Awards names 2021 winners and honours Virgil Abloh

The British Fashion Council’s 2021 Fashion Awards took place under sombre circumstances on Monday night, less than 24 hours following the news that designer Virgil Abloh had died of cancer on Sunday aged 41. Actor Idris Elba opened the awards with a tribute to the late designer, stating that the fashion industry had lost a legend, before reading...

30 Nov 2021

People

The Fashion Awards to honour Gucci’s Alessandro Michele

The British Fashion Council has confirmed that Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele will be honoured with the Trailblazer Award at The Fashion Awards 2021, taking place on November 29 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Trailblazer Award was introduced at The Fashion Awards in 2018 as one of the special recognition accolades,...

24 Nov 2021

Fashion

British Fashion Council launches Choose to Reuse campaign

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has revealed its ‘Great British Designer Choose to Reuse’ campaign, with a curated collection of conscious lifestyle products designed by Rixo in collaboration with Bags with Ethics. Available to purchase online through Bags with Ethics’ official site, products include luxury canvas shopping bags and reusable...

9 Nov 2021

Business

BFC names recipients of its 2021/2022 BFC Foundation MA scholarships

The British Fashion Council has named six recipients of its 2021/2022 BFC Foundation MA Scholarship schemes to students all from Central Saint Martins. The MA Scholarship 2021/2022 recipients have been named Ifeanyi Okwuadi, Latifa Neyazi and Jacob Yakubu Stapleton, all from Central Saint Martins. The scholarship will help towards course tuition...

14 Oct 2021