Designer RICHARD QUINN LTD debuted at #LFW in grand style in 2018. Recipient of the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design in the same year, he has also been part of the BFC's most internationally celebrated emerging talent support scheme, and been a part of #LFW for the past 12th seasons. Key brand signatures include beautiful florals, sumptuous evening silhouettes and statement outerwear combining unique handcrafted skill with a refined high fashion sensibility in floral and romantic prints, bold and emotive. Check out the digital schedule via https://bit.ly/469gIDM.
British Fashion Council
Retail Apparel and Fashion
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About us
The British Fashion Council (BFC) is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to further the interests of the British fashion industry and its designer businesses by harnessing and sharing collective knowledge, experience and resources of the sector. Formed in 1983, the BFC is funded by industry patrons, commercial sponsors, and the government including the Mayor of London and the ERDF. It leads the industry through creative influence and is strategically repositioning British fashion in the global fashion economy. The BFC showcases the best of British fashion design to an international audience. London Fashion Week is a gender neutral event showcasing the latest collections every January, February, June and September. Each season, LONDON show ROOMS takes emerging designers to Paris giving them the opportunity to promote themselves overseas. The BFC also organises The Fashion Awards, the UK’s annual celebration of excellence within London and the global industry. The BFC helps designers at various stages of their businesses through its support initiatives. These include the BFC Colleges Council and its menswear and womenswear talent identification schemes: NEWGEN, and the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund. The BFC also runs and owns charities including the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, BFC Foundation.
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http://www.britishfashioncouncil.com
External link for British Fashion Council
- Industry
- Retail Apparel and Fashion
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1983
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Primary
Somerset House
London, WC2R 1LA, GB
Employees at British Fashion Council
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NEW WAVE: Creative 2023 Mel Renee Leamon is a freelance fashion stylist from New York, specialising in visual story telling, brand and image consulting and advertising. Renee is part of a curated list of the 50 most innovative and inspiring young creative talents from around the world. Explore the 50 NEW WAVE: Creatives via https://shorturl.at/gVYZ1.
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We are thrilled to announce that #LONDONshowROOMS is returning to #ParisFashionWeek, taking place from Thursday 26th - Monday 30th September 2024 and hosting 14 BFC Foundation designers. Designers taking part this season of #LONDONshowROOMS include: Ancuta Sarca Charlie Constantinou Chet Lo Luke Derrick Di Petsa E.L.V. DENIM HARRI London Johanna Parv Karoline Vitto Labrum London LUEDER Masha Popova Sinéad O'Dwyer Yakubu Stapleton Sitting within the #BFCFoundation, #LONDONshowROOMS provides an invaluable commercial opportunity for emerging British designers to showcase their brand to a leading audience of international press and buyers. Discover more via https://lnkd.in/dH2TvHa.
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For #LondonFashionWeek September 2024 presented by 1664 Blanc, #BFCommunity designer MITHRIDATE joins the schedule and will showcase their latest collection in a presentation format. Created by Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London graduate, Demon Zhang, MITHRIDATE is a luxury pioneer showcasing exquisite craftsmanship techniques to create timeless works that transcend traditional seasons and provide protection. Taking place from 12th to 17th September, explore the provisional schedule now via https://bit.ly/469gIDM.
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As part of #BFCNEWGEN, our longest standing and most internationally celebrated emerging talent support and showcasing initiative, selected designers are awarded a slot on the #LFW schedule. Discover the year one designers of the 2024/25 BFC NEWGEN cohort, including Charlie Constantinou, Johanna Parv, Karoline Vitto, LUEDER, Pauline Dujancourt, Steve O'Smith and Yakubu Stapleton who will be showing at #LFW September 2024. See more designers on schedule at #LFW September 2024, also celebrating the event's 40th anniversary, https://bit.ly/469gIDM.
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London-based #BFCommunity designer Edeline Lee returns with a catwalk slot on the #LondonFashionWeek September 2024 presented by 1664 Blanc schedule. A Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London graduate, Lee launched the namesake label in 2014 and for the past decade she has been producing garments than emphasise precision cut, hand-made details, and femininity of form. Her work has been worn by stars including #OliviaColman, #AmericaFerrera, #TaylorSwift and more. Discover new designers on the provisional schedule via https://bit.ly/469gIDM.
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"I think that repair culture is something that all of our grandmothers just did because it was the sensible thing to do with the biscuit tin and the sewing kit inside it." – Yasmin Jones-Henry In season 5, episode 2 of the BFC Fashion Forum #Podcast, designer Jawara Alleyne and writer and cultural communications thought leader Yasmin Jones-Henry delve into their Caribbean heritage, discussing the resounding positive impact of their upbringing on their work, rich histories of sustainable production and consumption amongst indigenous groups and more. Catch up with the full series, via Youtube and podcast streaming platforms - https://lnkd.in/dKPfABcW.
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"The legend of London Fashion Week as a crucible of talent – a platform kick-starting the careers of everyone from Kim Jones to Jonathan Anderson, Simone Rocha to Grace Wales Bonner – is not some psychic coincidence, but the result of serious institutional investment." With just a few weeks to go until #LondonFashionWeek September 2024 presented by 1664 Blanc, read British Vogue highlights of the season to come via https://lnkd.in/dyzDpTRZ.
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Megumi Matsuno is a London based freelance makeup artist part of the NEW WAVE: Creatives 2023 cohort. Her work has been described as elegant yet challenging - often inspired by her favourite Japanese creators, known for beautifully effortless, illuminated skin work as well as her work in colour and black & white. Her impressive portfolio includes editorials and campaigns for JOSEPH and Calvin Klein and publications such as Vogue, W Magazine, and more. Discover the list of the 50 most innovative and inspiring young creative talents from around the world, via https://shorturl.at/gVYZ1.