Ready! steady! Go! ...
Vauxhall
Fashion Scout opens applications for
London Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week and the search officially begins for
the most exciting new design talent.
Applications open Monday 24th October, close on 14th
November, with successful applicants chosen by a selection panel of fashion
industry experts.
With this announcement we are officially heading to our 12th season showcasing talent as London´s leading showcase for Fashion Innovation. And the Scout for AW12 has just begun!
Vauxhall Fashion Scout is the leading
international platform for new innovative designers and internationally renowned
for showcasing some of fashion’s most creative names including; Peter Pilotto,
David Koma, Maria Francesca Pepe, Felder Felder, Iris Van Herpen, Eudon Choi,
Leutton Postle and William Tempest,
Vauxhall Fashion Scout runs for
the full length of London Fashion Week, attracts over 10,000 guests and last
season featured over 30 shows and events. Permanently located in Freemasons’
Hall in Covent Garden the event features two catwalk halls, an Exhibition Hall
and VIP & Media Lounge.
For London, womenswear and
menswear designers can apply for Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s acclaimed awards:
· Merit Award
· Ones To Watch
· Ones To Watch MEN
Designers can also apply for catwalk,
presentation and salon shows and, together with accessories designers, apply
for the London Exhibition.
The ‘Merit Award’ offers a fully sponsored catwalk show during London
Fashion Week and a £1000 cash prize. Attracting leading international press and
buyers, the prestigious ‘Merit Award’ has included winners such as William Tempest,
David Koma, Hermione de Paula, Eudon Choi, Georgia Hardinge and last season’s
winner, Leutton Postle.
The internationally renowned ‘Ones To Watch’ showcase is a platform
designed specifically to launch the freshest new talents to the market in a
collaborative back-to-back showcase. The
award provides designers with their first opportunity to show to a UK and
international audience. With a dedicated
exhibition space in London, ‘Ones To Watch’ has
become the leading showcase for the next generation of design talent.
Following the successful launch two
seasons ago, applications will also open for ‘Ones To Watch MEN’, held on the dedicated menswear day during
London Fashion Week.
Applications are also open for
Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s acclaimed Paris
Showroom. Featuring the best new talent the showroom attracts top
international buyers. It is located in the heart of the Marais, next to the
Picasso Museum.
To show at Vauxhall Fashion
Scout, designers must have reached the creative and business level required for
an event of this stature. Successful designers will be chosen by a Selection Panel
of leading industry experts and will be judged on their creativity, quality and
business potential.
Selected designers will also
benefit from the Vauxhall Fashion Scout year-long mentoring programme,
specially tailored to ensure designers have the required skills to develop and
maintain successful, sustainable businesses, including: business, branding,
production, sales, PR and manufacturing.
Applications open on Monday 24th
October 2011 and will close on Monday 14th November 2011.
For further information please visit www.vauxhallfashionscout.com
To request an application form
please contact show@vauxhallfashionscout.com