NEWS| Georgia Hardinge for River Island Design Forum

Former Fashion Scout Merit Award Winner Georgia Hardinge's partnership with high street retailer River Island as part of their River Island Design Forum has gone live. The Spring / Summer 2013 demonstrates Hardinge's well known architectural designs through a monochrome palette. Already receiving rave reviews since launching yesterday, Georgia's collection is being presented through an installation in the window displays of River Island stores nationwide. 

By Editor Cass Gowing
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NEWS| AW13 Private Orders and Sample Sale

Ten Fashion Scout designers are holding a AW13 private order evening and sample sale on the 9th April. Running from 6-10pm at Beach Blanket Babylon, you'll be able to purchase A/W13 pieces and samples from the following designers:

Eudon Choi

Patrick Li

Kirsty Ward

Danielle Foster

Alice Lee

David Longshaw

Shao Yen

Eleanor Amoroso

Claudia Ligari

Ming Pin Tien

Jennifer Morris

Manuela Dack

FASHION SCOUT KIEV| Lera Leshchova

Womenswear designer Lera Leshchova showcased her AW13 collection as a part of Fashion Scout Kiev on 24th March. One of the youngest and most popular Ukrainian designers, you can certainly see she's one who knows what she's doing. In a presentation that seemed to evoke an essence of the underwater, feminine dresses of various lengths walked the catwalk in a collection of clean, functional pieces. With a focus to detail, innovative draping, the textured embellishments and introduction of graphic cuts only served in giving a notable edge to the designer's work.

Born with a dream to become a couturier, Leshchova hit the ground running, mastering the fundamentals of dress-making from a notably young age. Having already won a number of competitions and awards in her native country, the designer's talent shone through here with a tailored collection of timeless wearability.

By Josh Walker (@josh_walker_)

Images by Natalia Ilina