ANNOUNCEMENT| OTW designer Hannah Williams wins MUUSE's Special Prize

This season, for the first time ever, MUUSE and Fashion Scout teamed up to award a special prize to one of this year's Fashion Scout Ones to Watch designers. The winning collection is awarded collection development and production which is fully sponsored by MUUSE, along with promotion, sales and distribution. 

We are thrilled to announce that Hannah Williams the 2013 graduate from UCA Epsom is the winner of the Special MUUSE Prize.

Hannah's graduating collection captivated MUUSE's Gitte Jonsdatter as "novel, combining interesting molded shapes with innovative use of materials". Hannah's collection impressed particularly with her levels of intricate and exquisite detailing.

As the winner, Hannah Williams, in collaboration with MUUSE, will develop a capsule collection fully sponsored by MUUSE to be showcased at Fashion Scout in London and Paris fashion weeks. The collection will be sold under the designer's own name as ‘Hannah Williams by MUUSE’ on www.muuse.com.

ANNOUNCEMENT| Ones To Watch Designers September 2013:

We are delighted to announce Hannah Williams, Helen Lawrence and Renli Su as the Ones To Watch designers for SS14.

Winner of the Graduate Fashion Week Innovation and Womenswear Awards, Hannah Williams has already captured the attention of leading international media. Her silicone moulded pieces and unusual fabric combinations aim to challenge the unconventional and her stand out design skills have resulted in a collaboration collection with one of the world’s leading retailers.

Central Saint Martins MA graduate, Helen Lawrence, received her design training under the skilled hands of Alexander McQueen and Mark Fast. Since graduating, Helen has collaborated with menswear designer Craig Green, and her ability of combining innovative techniques with unconventional fabrics and highly creative textiles is quickly garnering the interest of the fashion press.

A graduate of the prestigious China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Renli completed an MA in Fashion Design and Technology at LCF. The young designer’s fresh take on approach and form depicts an intrinsic bond between the wearer and the collection. With a return to nature, Renli works with reconstructed fabrics and hand-made techniques to create pieces of impeccable craftsmanship.

Ones To Watch is renowned for being one of the first places to see the very best in new UK and international design talent, Ones To Watch provides a sponsored catwalk showcase for three of the brightest emerging designers.

We spoke to Martyn Roberts, Director of Fashion Scout about the latest Ones to Watch winners: “This season presents a diverse range of exciting new talent. Ones To Watch is renowned globally for showcasing a highly creative selection of new talents and forms a recognised launch pad for the next generation of designers.”

The Ones To Watch showcase will take place at Fashion Scout on Friday 13th September at 1.30pm. See the full schedule here. 

COLLECTION| Ones-To-Watch: Yeashin FEB'13

First up in the talented “Ones-To-Watch” line-up was South-Korean designer Yeashin Kim, whose collection is presented in the wake of a number of impressive accolades, including “Most Creative Student” at the WGSN Global Fashion Awards.

Continuing with her inspiration from previous collections, Yeashin’s juxtaposed amalgamation of traditional Korean-dress and 1960s England came to life with an explosive myriad of colour and texture.  Experimenting with different fabric weights, each piece exhibited a range of dimensions; almost creating a new garment with every slight change in angle.  By combining the charisma that was brought to the pieces by the textural and colour variations, with a maturity of cut and attention to detail, Yeashin’s collection was both accessible and sophisticated. 

The partnering accessories worked to enhance this aesthetic; hats that were traditional  in structure and inspiration, were modernised with exaggerated proportions and vivid colours. 

Yeashin’s collection transported the captivated spectators to a place of vibrant positivity; combining this with her evident appreciation of traditional techniques, makes Yeashin undeniably “One-To-Watch”.

Words by Abigail Gurney-Read, @AbbyGurneyRead
Photography by Kris Elliott, @KrisElliott

NEWS| Vauxhall Fashion Scout, the Home of New Talent; scouting the next generation of British Design Talent

Merit Award Winner Heohwan Simulation

Raffaele Ascione

Zeynep Tosun 

Manuela Dack

Leutton Postle Backstage

Leutton Postle 

Sabina Bryntesson

Sabina Bryntesson

Myrza De Muynck

One's To Watch Designer Hellen Van Rees

Phoebe English

Phoebe English

Supporting, nurturing and showcasing new talent is what Vauxhall Fashion Scout is all about; bridging the gap between mainstream media, press and industry and emerging, new and even graduating designers. 

Hand-selecting designers each season, and scouting the Graduate Showcases from across the country make VFS a personal and intimate showcase to be a part of. With help from esteemed members of the industry- including Vogue.co.uk, Browns, Avenue 32, Not Just A Label, Selfridges and POP magazine, S/S13 saw an amazing array of new talent for our off-schedule London Fashion Fashion Week. 

The Vauxhall Fashion Scout One's To Watch showcase is always.. well, one to watch, however this season Hellen Van Rees, Charlotte Simpson, Hana Cha and Ming Pin Tien brought a series of collections that produced a wave of appreciation for the sheer magnetism of new talent in the industry. 

Last season's Merit Award Winner Phoebe English brought in the crowds, including Front Row Guests from The Shop Bluebird, Dover Street Market, CSM & Susie Bubble- who also visited One's To Watch designer from last season, Myzra De Muynck, backstage and Manuela Dack who has been featured many a time on Stylebubble.com. 

Long standing Vauxhall Fashion Scout designers Leutton Postle are often featured in mainstream media and press, impressing the industry with their attention to detail and use of bright and vivid colours to produce an eye-catching, slight tongue-in-cheek but completely wearable collection; a stark contrast to this season's Merit Award winner Heohwan Simulation- who's sharp lines and clean aesthetic are some-what of a calling card for his unparalleled blend of menswear tailoring and femininity in his collections.  

This season, however, saw the celebration of the Graduate designer. With Kingston University showing their MA collection as part of of our off-schedule line up, and debut catwalk collections from Sabine Bryntesson and Zeynup Tosun- the industry can't get enough of these fresh and young-minded designers. Having received attention from Vogue, Sabina Bryntesson's collection did not disappoint, with Zeynup Tosun being highlighted by Susie Bubble as a highlight for the season.

Vauxhall Fashion Scout, unparalleled for the appreciation and support of next generation designers, showcase every season with a new line-up of hand-picked emerging designers. For more information on VFS and the designers themselves, head to the new-look website- www.vauxhallfashionscout.com

COLLECTION| Anne Sofie Madsen AW lookbook images released

Autumn/ Winter 'One-to-Watch' Anne Sofie Madsen has just released lookbook images of the looks unveiled earlier this year with us at Freemasons. The Dutch-born designer's Inuit-inspired hues, and haunting print-work can be seen styled here on Madsen's website, along with the A/W VFS show video.

Follow, and Tweet us @FashionScout on Twitter, and Twitpic your favourite Autumn/Winter Madsen look.

Also read our post-show Anne-Sofie interview for more from the designer, and see her feature on Vogue Italia here.

NEWS| Malene Oddershede Bach featured in The Upcoming

Malene Oddershede Bach impresses with her AW12/13 collection and is featured in The Upcoming.

After an impressive SS12 show, Malene Oddershede Bach brings another captivating collection with bursts of colour and intricate patterns. The Upcoming talks about her continuous rise since stunning the panel at Vauxhall Fashion Scout with her graduate collection, and their appreciation for her amazing way of mixing fabrics and textiles to create bold pieces.

One that tells a story, the collections holds inspiration that comes from “the feeling of being lost and unfulfilled”. This powerful and captivating message is brought to life with a remarkable use of cuts and shapes, in which they hail her as “the designer that proves emotions can be expressed aesthetically through clothes”.

The Upcoming show their excitement for the designer’s AW12/13 collection giving you a rundown of their favourite looks. We’re not the only ones thrilled to see what Malene has in store for us next!

By Vanessa Omoregie (@wewearblack)

Images from Malene's AW12 Lookbook

NEWS| Myrza de Muynck featured in Tank magzine

Myrza de Muynck - The Poverty De Luxe Aesthetic

Myrza de Muynck, Central Saint Martin's 2011 graduate and VFS One to Watch is renowned for surprisingly, yet successfully, reinventing and revisiting the shell suit through her collections. Myrza has received critical acclaim for this reinvention; the most recent being in Tank Magazine.

The editorial analyses the constant focus on sports clothing, looking at how her pieces creatively combine the nylon and polyester of sportswear with the intricacy and detail of couture (which as unlikely as it may seem, was shaped by 1920s evening dresses and 70's Jodie Foster films).

In the creation of what she likes to call 'poverty de luxe', the Dutch designer's future is an exciting one. With plans of not only producing more suits, but also of introducing her aesthetic to the world of menswear. 

By VFS's newest contributor Josh Walker

Images from Tank Magazine