About Fashion Forward

JAMES LONG, MARY KATRANTZOU, LOUISE GRAY & HOUSE OF HOLLAND SS12 at London Fashion Week

JUST ANNOUNCED: Four designers win Fashion Forward 2012


Fashion Forward was established 6 years ago to provide funding to talented emerging British designer businesses to show and develop their businesses in London.  To be eligible designers will either have progressed through NEWGEN or be at a similar stage in their business.  London Fashion Week is the most creative and dynamic event on the international fashion calendar promoting established and emerging British design talent to a global audience. Fashion Forward is a key BFC initiative to promote emerging design talent. The award provides the winner with a cash prize to assist in showing their collection as well as access to business support provided by the BFC.

Fashion Forward applicants are judged by a panel of key industry representatives including Averyl Oates, Retail Expert; Caroline Rush, CEO, BFC; David Watts, Business Support Manager, BFC; Francesca Burns, Fashion Editor, Vogue; Ruth Chapman, Co-Founder, Matches and Sarah Mower MBE, BFC Ambassador of Emerging Talent, Contributing Editor to US Vogue and American Vogue.com.

Previous Fashion Forward winners include Christopher Kane, Erdem, Giles Deacon, Jonathan Saunders, Louise Goldin, Marios Schwab, Richard Nicoll, Roksanda Illincic and Todd Lynn.

For more information please contact:
Katie Bain
British Fashion Council
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7759 1978
katie.bain@britishfashioncouncil.com