NEWS| Propress at Fashion Scout London

Behind the scenes at Fashion Scout London, Propress are on hand backstage helping to put the finishing touches on the SS15 collection garments. The bright pink is a stand out image amongst the frantic energy between the make-up artists, hair stylists and crew as they get models ready to hit the catwalk. 

The unbeatable quality of Propress makes them the professional choice. Fast working and effortless, even on the most delicate of fabrics, their long lasting quality keeps them a Fashion Scout favourite season after season. Certainly a reliable and hard working staple for any backstage team.

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Images by Ian Davies, (@detjohnmclane).

NEWS| Vita Coco at Fashion Scout London

 

Official Fashion Scout London sponsor Vita Coco, join us for another season of exceptional talent bringing their all natural and hydrating drink to the guests in the Media Lounge.

Packed with nutrients and bursting with mega-electrolytes it is the best way to keep on your toes and and stay healthy during this busy fashion week. From guests on the front row to make-up artists, stylists and models backstage, the refreshing taste is enjoyed by all and a staple fashion week must have - making running in heels a breeze!

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Photographs by Ian Davies (@detjohnmclane)

NEWS| Snog at Fashion Scout London

Keeping Fashion Scout sweet for the seventh season, the Snog frozen yogurt team are handing out pots of their fat-free full-flavour frozen yogurt to show-goers, available in three delicious flavours. Passionfruit Pip Pop offers a taste of the tropical, while Summer Berry Berry Slam and Berry Blue Açai Burst keep those British summer flavours coming. Organic, fat free and sweetened with organic Agave nectar, Snog’s handy pots come complete with spoons to ensure you can enjoy Snog whether FROW or on the go.

Fashion Scout, who Snog see as the world’s leading platform for young and emerging designers, also aim to push forward and support young talent through their multi-sensory stores, which advocate the best in interior design, music and art, as well as graphic design, to create a stimulating environment. Brighton based abstract illustrator Insect recently created a new graphic campaign for Snog, keeping their stores constantly changing and evolving, just like fashion.

Able to watch Fashion Scout go from strength to strength first hand over the past four years, Snog have seen the whole spectrum of design talent. Whether it’s Pam Hogg or various Merit Award winners, Snog have seen these brands continue to grow and become stronger, using Fashion Scout as a great platform to do this.

Take a selfie with your pot of Snog and upload to Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #snogstyle for the chance to win a VIP PinkCard, giving you unlimited Snogs at Snog’s most recently opened store, Snog Selfridges, Oxford Street. Head there to taste the new milk chocolate flavour, as well as their sought after salted caramel flavour available in selected stores. With Original Snog at less than one calorie per ml, it’s a guilt free indulgence.

I don’t know about you, but #ifancyasnog.

By Isabella Silvers, Contributor, (@izzymks).

Photographs by Ian Davies

NEWS| The Body Shop Return As Sponsors To Fashion Scout SS15

We are thrilled to announce that The Body Shop are returning as sponsors for the Fashion Scout London SS15 season.

Led by head make up artist Lan Nguyen, The Body Shop are returning to continue creating the beautiful make-up looks for many of the Fashion Scout designers as they have for the past number of seasons. With The Body Shop hosting pop-up stalls and on-site makeovers in the past, we look forward to having them back with us this season.

Check back to the blog in between now and September, as well as during Fashion Week to keep up with what The Body Shop have lined up throughout the five days. 

In the meantime, see The Body Shop mash-up video from AW14 below!

Images by Jamike-Latif, (@JamikeLatif) and Oliver Savage, (@OliSav).

SPONSOR| Backstage at FAD with Freelance The Workspace

Our nail gurus for the week from Freelance The Work Space have been working hard to create nails designs to complement each of the designers’ collections for every show. In an exclusive interview, we spoke to Loris from Freelance The Work Space about their nail creations for our closing show of the week, FAD. 

The Creative Management, PR and Branding Agency, source projects internationally and were on hand backstage to prepare models for the FAD showcase.  Working with Fashion Scout London for five seasons, the agency have overseen beauty looks from countless designers and this evening gave stunning nails designs for the FAD catwalk show.

Which nail design are you using to compliment all the different designers in the FAD show?

We had originally thought about painting each of the model's nails the colour of the clothes they’re wearing but after the castings and careful consideration we have decided to take a different approach. We didn’t want to take focus away from the dressing so we’re creating a nude base with a half moon of colour at the bottom. It’s a subtle but clever way to incorporate the designers’ creativity into the models nails. 

Have you enjoyed working at Fashion Scout this season?

Working at Fashion Scout is always busy and chaotic, but that’s what we love about it and that’s what drives us. It goes a lot smoother than it looks. I wouldn’t miss working at Fashion Scout for the world; it’s a fantastic opportunity to work with new and upcoming designers.

Interview by Elizabeth Fenfrey (@ERenfrey)
Images by Sim D, (@SimD_8), taken on the fashion forward LumixGM1 (@PanasonicUK)

SPONSOR| The Body Shop Stand at Fashion Scout London AW14

   

As part of Body Shop sponsoring Fashion Scout this season, we were thrilled to have two make-up stands located in the Media Lounge for guests to engage with throughout the week. Make-up artists chatted with guests whilst they reviewed the popular products for the season and makeovers took place daily. We chatted with Head of PR, Zoe Cook for Body Shop earlier today who shared her thoughts on the success of Body Shop this season at Fashion Scout.

What’s The Body Shop stand all about?

The Body Shop stand is all about showcasing our fabulous make-up collection, which is used on the models backstage, and encouraging Fashion Scout guests to have a makeover by one of our store make-up artists and try the products for themselves. The reaction to the Colour Crush™ Eyes and Lips ranges has been amazing, as has the All-In-BB Creams and primers. Guests have been delighted with the colour intensity and pay-off and the results that can be achieved.

What’s it like it being back for another season?

Being back at Fashion Scout London is fantastic; it’s a partnership that celebrates and supports new talent - for The Body Shop that takes place backstage with a talented team of make-up artists headed up by Lan Nguyen-Grealis. It’s wonderful to see their creativity come to life and the stunning looks produced to complement the designers’ collections.

How has the response been?

The response to The Body Shop Make-up collection has been amazing. Guests have been bowled over by the looks that head make-up artist Lan Nguyen-Grealis and her team have created for the shows, as well as the makeovers that have been taking place by our stand. The latter has been hugely popular and extremely busy with queues over the first three days.

Interview by Joanna McCutcheon (@JoannaMcc_)
Images by Oliver Savage (@Olisav) and Hannah McGee (@HannahMcG3e) taken on the fashion forward LumixGM1, (@PanasonicUK)
Videos: youtube.com/TheBodyShopUK

SPONSOR| Vita Coco at Fashion Scout London

Joining us once again this season at Fashion Scout London is our official sponsor, Vita Coco. For a fresh and hydrating break from your busy show schedule, head down to the media lounge at Freemasons’ Hall where you can choose from a variety of flavoured Vita Coco, including pineapple, orange and pomegranate. 

It's being enjoyed around the clock by all of our staff, designers, models and VIP guests here at Fashion Scout so come down and get in on the action. For 100% hydration Vita Coco is a little bottle of goodness!

Be sure to keep with Vita Coco on Twitter and Facebook!

By Charlotte Muscat (@CharlotteLM9)

Photography by Jamike-Latif (@jamikelatif) taken on the fashion forward LumixGM1 (@PanasonicUK)

NEWS| Meet the Fashion Scout Blog Team Photographers

For the past few days, our bloggers have been busy capturing all the action both backstage and around the catwalk. From street style to front row, backstage to interviews, the LumixGM1 has been the perfect addition to our team this season. We chatted to this season's photographers to get their thoughts on the camera.

"It's lightweight and easy to use and it's really helpful to be able to view pictures you've just taken."

Aimee Hall, Street Style

"It's small, compact. quick and easy to set up. I love how it's light and easy to carry."

Hannah McGee, Photographer

"The touchscreen makes focus really simple."
 Jamike-Latif, Photographer




"I love the size, you can go anywhere and take it with you."

Oli Savage, Photographer

"It's very comfortable, I like using the manual mode to change the exposure and it makes a clean noise when taking pictures."

Oscar Scar, Photographer

“The LumixGM1 looks cool, it's much lighter and really easy to use.” 

Sim D, Photographer

Photos taken on the fashion forward LumixGM1 (@PanasonicUK)

SPONSOR| The Body Shop at Fashion Scout London

We're thrilled to welcome back the official make-up sponsor of Fashion Scout, The Body Shop. Not only have The Body Shop been getting our models catwalk ready backstage, they are also set up in our media lounge at Freemasons' Hall where they've been giving our guests professional make up advice and makeovers. So if you fancy a little makeover, pop down to the media lounge for lots of beauty know-how. To see The Body Shop's fashion week takeover so far, check out this video mash-up from Day One.

The Body Shop’s guest blogger and YouTuber Sammi, aka Beautycrush, has also been on hand reporting from the first two days of Fashion Scout London, check out her favourite looks so far and lots here.

Keep up to date with the latest Body Shop looks as they happen on their Pinterest board and have a look at their video mash-ups of the first two packed days here. 

By Charlotte Muscat, (@CharlotteLM9)

Images by Lepa Georgievska (@GeorgievskaLepa), taken on the fashion forward LumixGM1, (@PanasonicUK)

SPONSOR| Mannequino at Fashion Scout London

For the AW14 season, Fashion Scout have been joined by brand Mannequino. Designer duo Arash Kaynama and Kelly Sant have created flat pack mannequins- something that is extremely useful during the busy fashion week. Light as a feather and easy to carry and store, these mannequins are what every designer needs. They're simple to move and recreate, affordable, environmentally friendly and to top it all off, look both modern and stylish. We spoke to Kelly Sant, one half on the ingenious duo, to get some extra information on the brand.

In your own words, explain Mannequino and your role in the company.

Mannequino is a new concept for fashion designers. It’s super light weight body allows designers to elevate their collections anywhere in the world affordably again and again, just by packing them flat with their collections. Dealing with heavy and easily damaged mannequins is a well-known pain - Mannequino is a painkiller!

Arash and myself designed the concept together, we're directors and designers, which is a tough mix, but it gives us a distinct edge when it comes to innovating.

What sets the Mannequino apart from normal mannequins?

Mannequino is manufactured in the UK, this is almost a unique situation, generally mannequin production happens in the far east. We wanted to design something disruptive to the market, something evolutionary and something that represents the way fashion now is being sold- a totally new level of versatility. Our products are engineered from flat sheets of plastic, which means they can flat packed and sent in the post anywhere in the world at the drop of the hat, which is a massive advantage for fashion designers.

What is your favourite feature of Mannequino?

Right now the lighting. You can create exciting installations with them using our smart lighting systems for shows, in-store and pop-up shops. Mannequinos are internally lit with a wireless LED lighting system which will change colour at your command, drawing passers-by - as if by magic!

What’s it like for you to be working with Fashion Scout this season? Anything about this season you’re really looking forward to?

It's our first season working with Fashion Scout, so we're excited to be representing the hottest fashion designers at one of the UK's largest fashion showcases for emerging and established design talent. Everything about this season is something to look forward to for us! We're proud to be representing future design talents, as Mannequino is about the future thinking and being different.

Interview by Josh Walker (@josh_walker_) 

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

SPONSOR| Propercorn at Fashion Scout London

We're delighted to announce that Propercorn are back with Fashion Scout for yet another season. If you fancy a quick and tasty snack between shows, head down to our media lounge at Fashion Scout and grab a bag of Propercorn. With a variety of different sweet and savoury flavours to choose from, it really is the ultimate in healthy snack at Fashion Scout, let us know what you think, tweet Propercorn @propercorn #doneproperly.

Propercorn has been going down a treat with all of our designer teams, models and guests so come and get in on the action, LFW snacking #doneproperly

By Charlotte Muscat (@CharlotteLM9)

Photography by Hannah McGee (@HannahMcg3e), taken on the fashion forward LumixGM1 (@PanasonicUK)

NEWS| Fashion Scout Review The LumixGM1

With so many cameras flashing away during London Fashion Week, we’ve chosen to truly stand out from the crowd with the un-missable, on-trend orange LumixGM1. We’re using this mini marvel exclusively for our backstage, VIP and street-style photography.

With so much to see and shoot, we’re constantly kept busy documenting the hottest street-style looks of all the VIPs and bloggers who attend our shows. One of the best things about using this camera is, without a doubt, the high speed auto-focus, which allows for high quality photos to be taken at high speed as we rush between shows.

Due to the typical English weather, we’re being kept on our toes this season, but the camera is perfect at taking photos in any lighting condition.

As well as taking flawless street style shots, the Panasonic LumixGM1’s eye-catching orange colour makes it our go-to gadget to be seen carrying around at Fashion Scout this season.

‘As  a Fashion Scout street-style photographer, the brand new Panasonic LumixGM1 has been a pleasure to use, easy to get to grips with and simple to use.  After the shows, it’s been a joy to discover that the photos require almost no editing, so I get a quick turnaround for the Fashion Scout blog.’

Aimee Hall, street-style photographer

‘The Panasonic LumixGM1 has come in really handy when taking photos of the VIPs. The ease of use means that I can run in, grab a quick photo of the front row and then dash off before the show’s about to start.’

Jamike Latif, VIP photographer

www.panasonic.co.uk/LumixGM

If you want to get your hands on our go-to camera for the season, visit www.johnlewis.co.uk

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By Elizabeth Renfrey, contributor. Follow me on Twitter - @erenfrey
Photography by Oliver Savage, taken with the fashion foward LumixGM1 (@PanasonicUK)