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

EXHIBITION| Highlights from the London Exhibition at Vauxhall Fashion Scout

A selection of Britain's most innovative and talented emerging designers have come together for London Fashion Week. At the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Exhibition, you can see, touch, photograph the new collections up-close & discuss with designers their passions, influences- anything! Our esteemed One's To Watch designers; Charlotte Simpson, Hana Cha, Ming Pin Tien & Hellen Van Rees & Merit Award Winner for S/S13 Heohwan Simulation. 

With a fantastic line-up of designers, hand-selected by some of the industry's biggest names such as Vogue.com, Brown's, CFE, Avenue 32, POP Magazine & Not Just A Label, it's no surprise that buyers & media from across the world have visited Vauxhall Fashion Scout to meet these extraordinary designers and their beautiful garments for S/S13. 

The Vauxhall Fashion Scout Exhibition is open from 10am-7pm for media, buyers & public. 

For a full line-up of Exhibition Designers, head to the Vauxhall Fashion Scout website here.

Images from Asia Werbel, Hannah Wilson, Kevin Chesnais, Rebecca Andrews and Stephanie Matti

NEWS| Browns Blog Takeover Day Five: Tui Lin

Day five of the VFS Browns blog takeover provided insight into one of fashion's most creative, and conceptual supportive outlets for new, and established talent: the world of editorial fashion within a magazine.

The industry insider imparting insight is Fashion, and Marketing editor of POP magazine, and Fashion Editor for men's fashion bi-annual, Arena Homme+, Tui Lin. Tui has been working with Vauxhall Fashion Scout for two seasons, selecting, and supporting fashion's future as part of the VFS Selection Panel; as well as reinforcing that support through her work with POP, commissioning shoots featuring many of designers' pieces- Raffaele Ascione, and Myrza de Muynck to name a few.

Exclusively for our Browns Blog Takeover, Day 5, we bring you an insider interview with Tui. 

We will be continuing our blog takeover this weekend - giving you an insight into the VFS office and a catch up with VFS co-founder and director Martyn Roberts - a must view for this August Bank Holiday!

NEWS| Exclusive Insight - Vauxhall Fashion Scout S/S13 Selection Panel

The Vauxhall Fashion Scout Selection Panel for London Fashion Week S/S13 has come and gone, but the excitement is still with us a week on...

Beach Blanket Babylon in Shoreditch housed over 40 designers, 14 industry experts and hundreds of beautiful garments last Tuesday, which saw the seasonal Vauxhall Fashion Scout Selection Panel hand-pick the designers that will be joining us at the Freemason's Hall for September's London Fashion Week and the Fashion Scout Showroom in Paris.

Amongst the selected designers, the Merit Award Winner & One's To Watch Designers were selected- the awards that highlight the leading emerging talent at Vauxhall Fashion Scout. These highly esteemed awards have gone to truly talented designers in the past, helping them launch their careers into the industry. Previous Merit Award Winners have included:

Georgia Hardinge

Hermione De Paula

David Koma

William Tempest

Applying for catwalk, exhibition and Paris Showroom places, Vauxhall Fashion Scout had nearly 200 applicants for S/S13.

With just the afternoon to select the designers they believe will be the leading new talent for Vauxhall Fashion Scout, our panel of prestigious fashion industry individuals came from all areas within the fashion world- buying, marketing, designing, anything a designer could possibly need when trying to break into the industry.

Our Vauxhall Fashion Scout Panel this season were:

Martyn Roberts- Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Charlotte Gunstone - Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Ruth Runberg - Browns 

Erin Mullaney - Avenue 32

Stefan Siegel - Not Just A Label

Jessica Bumpus - Vogue.com

Tui Lin - POP Magazine

Judith Tolley - CFE 

David Koma - Designer & VFS Alumni

Eudon Choi - Designer & VFS Alumni

Rebekah Roy - Stylist

Laura Margott - Vauxhall Motors

Katie Oyler  - Vauxhall Motors

Karen Harper - Toni&Guy

Now heading into our 14th season, the "home of new talent", Vauxhall Fashion Scout is the leading platform for exciting new fashion designers to showcase their talent to London Fashion Week and the world. 

Make sure you stay tuned to the Vauxhall Fashion Scout blog for all the information for September's London Fashion Week and our new line up of designers, and keep up with up-to-date news with the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Twitter, here. 

NEWS| Vauxhall Fashion Scout Selection Panel for S/S13

Vauxhall Fashion Scout Director Martyn Roberts with David Koma

David Koma, Erin Mullaney (Avenue 32) & Judith Tolley (CFE)

Ruth Runberg (Browns), David Koma & Eudon Choi

Selection Panel Space at Beach Blanket Babylon

Collections

Stylist Rebekah Roy with VFS Events Manager, Charlotte Gunstone

The Full Selection Panel

Collections

Yesterday saw the S/S13 Vauxhall Fashion Scout Selection Panel take place at our venue partner, Beach Blanket Babylon in Shoreditch. 

With nearly 200 designer applicants, the "home of new talent" has proven itself as an established and celebrated platform for supporting emerging design talent in the industry, and S/S13 looks to be one of the best ever for Vauxhall Fashion Scout. 

Key industry experts came together to hand select the future designers for Vauxhall Fashion Scout S/S13 at both London & Paris Fashion Week, including the coveted Merit Award and prestigious One's To Watch showcase, that is held as a highlight every season.

Designers are considered for Catwalk, Presentation and Exhibition places and with that  gain access to Vauxhall Fashion Scout's renown Mentoring programme.  

The esteemed Selection Panel for S/S13 included some of the industries most respected and talented individuals, each bringing their own unique perspective and opinion of the shortlisted collections. On the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Selection Panel this season were:

Martyn Roberts- Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Charlotte Gunstone - Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Ruth Runberg - Browns 

Erin Mullaney - Avenue 32

Stefan Siegel - Not Just A Label

Jessica Bumpus - Vogue.com

Tui Lin - POP Magazine

Judith Tolley - CFE 

David Koma - Designer & VFS Alumni

Eudon Choi - Designer & VFS Alumni

Rebekah Roy - Stylist

Laura Margott - Vauxhall Motors

Katie Oyler  - Vauxhall Motors

Karen Harper - Toni&Guy

The Vauxhall Fashion Scout Selection Panel also marked the launch of the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Instagram, capturing exclusive behind the scene's imagery from the event, straight to the VFS Twitter.

Stay tuned to the Vauxhall Fashion Scout blog for news on selected designers for Vauxhall Fashion Scout S/S13. 

A big thank you to Beach Blanket Babylon for giving us the beautiful space for the VFS Selection Panel.