LONDON — The British Fashion Council has announced 15 recipients of NewGen sponsorship.
Taking cue from a new format, which was unveiled earlier this year, the sponsorship will be awarded yearly to men’s wear and women’s wear designers that plan to show during London Fashion Week Men’s and London Fashion Week.
A-Cold-Wall, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, Halpern, Nicholas Daley and Richard Malone will join the roster of current NewGen recipients including Wales Bonner, Cottweiler, Phoebe English Man, Molly Goddard, Liam Hodges, Marta Jakubowski, Kiko Kostadinov, Paula Knorr and Sadie Williams. Richard Quinn will receive One to Watch aid and will be awarded exhibit space at the Designer Showrooms. Meanwhile, Alex Mullins, Ashley Williams, Craig Green and Faustine Steinmetz have moved on from the scheme.
A-Cold-Wall, Cottweiler, Nicholas Daley, Phoebe English Man, Liam Hodges, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, Kiko Kostadinov and Wales Bonner will present their collections during London Fashion Week Men’s in June.
Meanwhile, Halpern, Molly Goddard, Paula Knorr, Marta Jakubowski, Richard Malone and Sadie Williams will showcase their ranges during London Fashion Week in September.
In addition, the NewGen designers will be given a pop-up showroom to showcase their ranges to buyers and press.
NewGen is a part of the British Fashion Council’s scheme to aid emerging talent
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