LONDON COLLECTIONS : MEN A / W ‘ 14 The BFC recently announced the new names to be supported by TOPMAN sponsored NEWGEN MEN , at London Collections : men in 2014 . NEWGEN gives young designers multiple showcasing opportunities as well as contacts , mentoring and promotion . Swedish brand Common , Ravensbourne ’ s very own Kit Neale and footwear designer Diego Vanassibara are the 3 new names being supported by NEWGEN this year . 2014 is the year with the highest number of designers
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being supported by NEWGEN with 10 menswear talents being supported , this will also be the first season that NEWGEN have selected a footwear designer . “ Menswear is an unstoppable force in British fashion . Welcoming three new designers to the scheme this season , each of whom bring a very different aesthetic to the NEWGEN MEN line-up , is testament to the strength and diversity of the emerging menswear talent in the industry . With the support from NEWGEN MEN and TOPMAN , these designers have the opportunity and potential to grow their label into incredible British businesses .” - Caroline Rush , CEO of the British Fashion Council .
ONE TO WATCH ; FASHION DESIGN
As the king of controversy and the master of capturing shots
with some serious shock factor , Tyler Shields is ready to release his first photobook titled ‘ The Dirty Side Of Glamour ’ after 5 years of shooting some of the biggest names in the celebrity world . Shields says he spent 19 hours picking out the images he thought best display his talent in the book , released just 2 weeks ago . Shields is perhaps the only man on earth that could make
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the likes of Mischa Barton bite into steaks of raw meat whilst naked and still manage to capture it as a beautiful shot . An equally beautiful outcome arose when Demi Lovato was captured smashing a glass into thousands of tiny shards and when Lindsay Lohan held a gun to her own face . Shields takes raw and honest images that show the celebrity at hand truly letting go . The book has 130 images picked by Shields himself , and as a man that received death threats after one of his shoots saw him setting fire to a handbag worth $ 100,000 the book is well worth buying , even if only for the fascinating factor .
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THE DIRTY SIDE OF GLAMOUR Hannah Williams showcased her graduate collection at GFW this year and her S / S14 collection impressed everyone in sight , including us ! Dubbed as a ‘ one to watch ’ by Amelia ’ s Magazine , Fashion156 and even Vogue , Hannah in no way failed to disappoint when she walked away from her graduation debut with 2 awards , for both Innovation and Womenswear . Outstanding 3reviews were to follow Hannah ’ s success , with praise from The New York Times , Style Bubble and The Independent . Hannah ’ s style brings something to London that is exciting and imaginative . Her use of unusual fabrics and obscure sculptural silhouettes makes her stand out from the crowd whilst still producing something wearable , thanks to her delicate pastel colour palette . For all of the above reasons , Juicebox magazine too are now naming Hannah Williams as a One To Watch for 2014 . Since she has recently revealed that she will be collaborating with one of the biggest retailers in the world we ’ re more than excited to see what Williams has in store for the year ahead !
BRITISH FASHION AWARDS 2013 ANNOUNCEMENTS The BFC are back with The British Fashion Awards and a few new details too ! To say we ’ re feeling excited is an understatement . The first look at this years awards was the date release after they announced it would be taking place on December 2nd . The judging panel then took to voting for their winners in September . Every editor , buyer , stylist , blogger and fashion icon you can
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think of walks the red carpet of the BFA each year and this time around should be no different as Britain ’ s fashion best gather to celebrate our greatest creative minds . Not only is the BFA a great evening socially , it ’ s a time to recognise exactly how hard our creative talent are working . Since 1989 we ’ ve seen awards won by the late Alexander McQueen ( British fashion Designer ), Alexander Shulman ( British Vogue Editor ) and hundreds more fashion extraordinaires . If all of the above isn ’ t enough , the BFC have now unveiled a new award . The ‘ International Designer of the Year ’ award , focuses on “ Recognising a non-British internationally acclaimed , leading designer who has directed the shape of fashion in the past year both in the UK and internationally .