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Campbell Addy to receive Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced that Campbell Addy, a British-Ghanaian photographer, will receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at The Fashion Awards 2023. The event, a major fundraiser for the BFC Foundation, recognises Addy's significant contributions to fashion, photography, and culture. Known for challenging...

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BFC announces hosts for British Fashion Awards

Maya Jama and Kojey Radical are set to host The Fashion Awards 2023 (TFA), presented by Pandora, at London's Royal Albert Hall on December 4. Maya Jama, known for her on-screen and entrepreneurial success, and Kojey Radical, a British musician at the forefront of mainstreaming underground Black music, bring their distinctive styles to the...

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The Fashion Awards: Sarah Burton and Daniel Lee up for Designer of the Year

Daniel Lee, Jonathan Anderson, Matthieu Blazy, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, and Sarah Burton have been nominated for the Designer of the Year award at this year’s The Fashion Awards. In a statement, the British fashion council said that the designers, who showcased designs for Burberry, JW Anderson and Loewe, Bottega Veneta, Prada and Alexander...

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BFC to honour Joe Casely-Hayford with new MA scholarship

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is recognising the late designer Joe Casely-Hayford with a new MA scholarship for students with a Black or mixed heritage, alongside a posthumous special recognition award at this year's The Fashion Awards. In a statement, the BFC said that the scholarship and award pay tribute to Casely-Hayford’s “enduring...

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Pandora named principal partner of BFC’s Fashion Awards 2023

Jewellery brand Pandora has been announced as the principal partner for British Fashion Council’s (BFC) upcoming The Fashion Awards (TFA) 2023, which is set to take place December 4. The council alongside Pandora will work to “evolve” the event as a global entertainment platform, according to a press release, as they look to celebrate “fashion’s...

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BFC to honour Valentino Garavani with Outstanding Achievement Award at fashion awards

Mr. Valentino Garavani, the founder and former creative director of Maison Valentino, will be honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award at The Fashion Awards 2023, organized by the British Fashion Council (BFC). The accolade celebrates Mr. Valentino's nearly 50-year career, marked by iconic couture creations and red-carpet gowns. The award...

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Ebay's Circular Fashion Fund to return for a second year

Ebay UK has announced that its 100,000-pound Circular Fashion Fund, in partnership with the British Fashion Council (BFC), is returning for a second year following its success in 2022, which crowned on-demand tailoring service The Seam as the grand prize winner. The Circular Fashion Fund is available for small businesses, innovative tech...

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FabriX hosts digital fashion event for emerging designers at LFW

Hong Kong’s FabriX came to London Fashion Week over the past week via a partnership with the British Fashion Council (BFC) that saw the launch of an event aiming to bolster the presence of 17 emerging designers. The company’s showcase was open to visitors throughout the duration of the fashion week at the Old Selfridges Hotel, where a new “try...

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BFC teams up with NewGen alumni on a bag collection

The British Fashion Council is commemorating three decades of its NewGen talent initiative with a collaboration with seven of its NewGen alumni designers on a bag collection crafted in partnership with Bags of Ethics. The bag collection features designers Ahluwalia, Christopher Kane, Erdem, Giles Deacon, Halpern, Mary Katrantzou and Roksanda,...

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Design Museum spotlights British talent with NewGen exhibition

NewGen, the fashion talent incubator from the British Fashion Council, which has supported more than 300 designers, is being celebrated in a new exhibition at the Design Museum in London as part of the initiative’s 30th anniversary. ‘Rebel: 30 Years of London Fashion,’ which opens on September 16, is unlike many other fashion exhibitions, as...

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Sarah Mower to be honoured for championing young designers

The British Fashion Council has announced that fashion journalist Sarah Mower will receive a Special Recognition Award for Championing Young Designer Talent at The Fashion Awards 2023 (TFA) on December 4 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Mower, who is the BFC’s Ambassador for Emerging Talent and chair of the BFC NewGen committee, is being...

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Here is what to look out for at London Fashion Week SS24

As we continue descending into the spring/summer 2024 fashion season, London Fashion Week is swiftly approaching, with a schedule that is set to run from September 15 to 19. What makes this season a definitive ‘one-to-watch’ for the British fashion capital is the renewed vision and mission of the occasion, which had been outlined by the British...