The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the four
menswear designers who have been awarded Fashion Forward
sponsorship: Christopher Shannon, J.W. Anderson, James Long and Vauxhall
Fashion Scout designer E.Tautz. The four designers will showcase their
designers at the London Collections: Men which takes place in June.
This is the first time that
the Fashion Forward sponsorship has been dedicated to menswear designers,
meaning that the three new winners will join James Long who was the first
menswear designer to receive the accolade last season.
"This is an important prize, and the
previous winners' list reads like a roll call of London's brightest fashion
talent," said E Tautz creative director Patrick Grant. "Menswear is
tough and the competition have bags of cash, so support like this makes a big
difference. It means a better collection and a better show, and that is all we
are trying to achieve."
All four Fashion Forward
winners receive valued support by the BFC as well as a cash prize to assist
showcasing their SS13 collections.
Huge congratulations to E.Tautz from the whole VFS team!
Read the full
report on Vogue's website.
By Cass Gowing, Editor
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Photography by Natalia Ilina
By Cass Gowing, Editor
Follow her on Twitter @CassGowing
Photography by Natalia Ilina