Fashion Scout welcome Portugal's Daniela Barros & Joao Melo Costa

Daniela Barros' carefully selected materials and prints are inspired by the juxtaposition between the ego and personality, the masculine and the feminine and the natural and the man-made. Held together with the concept of structuring and minimalism, the designer's aim is to avoid surplus of any kind, be it with colour choice, fabric or the inclusion of graphics.

Joao Melo Costa graduated Citix in 2011, following attendance at The Art's Univeristy of Porto in 2008. In 2012 his collection was nominated for Best New Talent at the Portugal Fashion Awards. The designer then went on to show his SS14 at London Fashion Week, in addition to a pop-up at The International Fashion Showcase 2014.

We can't wait to see what the designer's have in store for Fashion Scout AW15, The Freemasons Hall, Covent Garden. February 20^th – 24^th.

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NEWS| International Fashion Showcase, Xiao Li & Joao Melo Costa

British Council's International Fashion Showcase this year exhibited the work of Fashion Scout Merit Award Winner Xiao Li as well as Joao Melo Costa from Portugal Fashion, who showcased earlier this week at the Freemasons' Hall. Located on The Strand, the venue plays host to fourteen showcases from our international designer counterparts. Highlights include Costa’s ‘Bloom as a Boom’ overcoat, which features laser-cut glittered rubber creation is interestingly displayed in a greenhouse setting. Playing on the striking lime green tone of the garment itself, its floral motif makes for a beautifully eye catching piece which looks to have taken inspiration from the natural world around us. 

Merit Award winner Xiao Li’s innovative knitwear creations are displayed as part of the China showcase, where two of her signature heavy knit pieces in lemon yellow and pale lilac are chosen to represent her AW14 collection. Shown on our catwalk on Saturday 15th February, the collection's oversized ribbed knits display a combination of starchy structure with a soft edge whilst exaggerated, intricately detailed necklines add further interest to Li’s award winning designs.

Charlotte Muscat (@CharlotteLM9)

Images by Hannah McGee (@HannahMcG3e) taken on the fashion forward LumixGM1 (@PanasonicUK)

NEWS| Anne Sofie Madsen at International Fashion Showcase.

Former Fashion Scout Ones to Watch designer Anne Sofie Madsen has been announced as one of the designers that are showcasing their designs as part of the Scandinavian exhibition for the International Fashion Showcase.

The initiative, which is organised by the British Council and first started last year in parallel with the Olympics, encourages global embassies to illustrate the nations creative design talents. 

Anne Sofie Madsen, will be representing Denmark as part of the Scandinavian showcase: 
"The Fashion Scandinavia exhibition Movement heralds a new moment in fashion – the arrival of Scandinavian designers onto the world scene. Their appeal lies in the attention to detail and the high quality of materials so iconic in Scandinavian design."

As a platform showcasing the best of British and International talent, we are thrilled that one of our Fashion Scout alumni and former Ones to Watch stars has been given this fantastic opportunity. 

The Scandinavian exhibition starts on 15th February 2013 at Somerset House and runs for seven days. For more information please visit here.