BFC sponsors up-and-coming fashion designers
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has named the 21 young fashion designers who will receive BFC Newgen sponsorship to showcase their collections at London Fashion Week in September.
Among the 21 are shoe designers Michael Lewis, Chau Har Lee and Atalanta Weller, all of whom use leather in their shoe collections and Heikki S, Sykes, David Koma and Peter Pilotto, who use leather in their apparel ranges.
Chau Har Lee’s sculptural, laser-cut shoes will be on display at the exhibition alongside Atalanta Weller’s latest looks, which challenge the boundaries of fashion footwear, and a range from Michael Lewis, who worked for several established fashion houses before creating his own luxury footwear collection.
Sarah Mower, the BFC’s ambassador for emerging talent, said: “The breadth of talent that has come forward this season is really exciting. London is growing to encompass jewellery and shoe designers as well as ready to wear designers of many nationalities who see Britain as the ideal platform for setting up new fashion enterprises. We're proud that, in tough times, this flourishing creativity is an asset to the UK economy, and that Newgen is one of the foundations of that unique London culture."
Newgen’s alumni include Alexander McQueen, Matthew Williamson, Boudicca, Giles Deacon and Jonathan Saunders.
