The British Fashion Council and eBay announces the launch of an exciting new initiative, BFC Contemporary, sponsored by eBay. BFC Contemporary aims to strengthen the UK’s contemporary ready-to-wear and accessory offering by ...
Tags: BFC&eBay, Apparel, Accessories
Mattel commissions British designer to dress the new Barbie based on her own collection. Barbie has taken to the London Fashion Week catwalk to celebrate the launch of the new Barbie Style doll. The popular doll brand has partnered with ...
The International Fashion Showcase launched in 2012 and celebrates London’s position as an international fashion city with a reputation for nurturing emerging talent. Organised by the British Council and British Fashion Council, the ...
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Seven of London's brightest emerging talents who will receive sponsorship to showcase AW14 collections at London Fashion Week (14th – 18th February 2014) from NEWGEN sponsored by TOPSHOP. Catwalk sponsorship: 1205, Marques'Almeida, ...
Tags: AW14 collections, London Fashion Week, NEWGEN, BFC, fashion show, designers
Leading designer support scheme Fashion East returns to London Fashion Week in February 2014 to showcase hand-selected new talents. With 10 years of support from Topshop and an inimitable track record, Fashion East continues to champion the ...
The British Fashion Council announces Mary Katrantzou will join the NEWGEN selection committee for autumn/winter 2014. Mary is the first designer to sit on the panel, who meet to select the designers who will receive support to show at ...
The Spanish footwear brand has signed designer José Matteos as creative director for its new clothing line. The origins of New Rock date back to 1929, but it was not until 1978 when this family of shoe crafters based in Yecla ...
Tags: footwear, Rock Fashion
Topshop bagged the best multi-channel retailer award at WGSN. Staged by WGSN, the world's leading fashion forecaster, the WGSN Global Fashion Awards recognise and reward brilliance in fashion and retail design across the globe. The ...
After establishing itself as a go-to-brand for sophisticated womenswear, the British high-street retailer Whistles is foraying into menswear. The label is all set to unveil an Autumn/Winter 2014 collection, which will be created under ...
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LED lights have been integrated into this model’s hat via a programmable webbed surface with animated light sequences that spin around creating a whirling helicopter halo of light. Designed by Moritz Waldemeyer for Philip ...
Tags: LED Propellor Hat, Lighting
The British Fashion Council (BFC) announces the appointment of Narmin Mohammadi to Head of Showcasing. This position will see Narmin work across all British Fashion Council showcasing initiatives, including London Fashion Week, London ...
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British Fashion Council appoints Barbara Grispini as Curator, LONDON show ROOMS and Brand Development consultant. Barbara has worked as a consultant to the British Fashion Council (BFC) for eleven years, developing the international buyer ...
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WeSEE, advertising and visual classification company, reveals research around the use of video in the online shopping journey. Findings include that the majority of consumers (56%) would consider using ‘shopable videos’ to make ...
Tags: Online Shopping, Textile
Adidas by Stella McCartney presents a Spring/Summer 14 collection with an eclectic array of colours, attracting the wearer out into the open air with its fusion of vivid brights, retro lines and bold prints. The new collection is presented ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Adidas
This September the British Fashion Council will launch a pop-up shop to celebrate British contemporary fashion at London Fashion Week (LFW). The onsite pop-up at Somerset House will feature an edit of some of the creative ...
Tags: Contemporary Fashion, Textile