NEWS| One Week Left to Apply For Fashion Scout SS15

Applications for the SS15 London and Paris showcases are still open, and will close on Monday 7th July.

Taking place once again at the Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden, Fashion Scout London will run over the five days of London Fashion Week from Friday 12th - Tuesday 16th September. Showcasing the most innovative in upcoming fashion talent, you can apply to show your collections as catwalk shows, presentations or part of our respected exhibition.

Applications will be open again for the prestigious and highly desired Merit Award, won by Xiao Li last season as well as our coveted Ones to Watch showcase. The Merit Award new talent initiative is worth £25,000 over three seasons and is responsible for the launch of design careers including that of William Tempest, David Koma, Hermione De Paula, Eudon Choi, Georgia Harding, Leutton Postle, Phoebe English, as well as Xiao Li. The Merit Award is open to new womenswear designers who have already graduated and wish to show during London Fashion Week.

Fashion Scout Paris will also return to its Paris home between Thursday 25th September and Tuesday 30th September in the heart of Marais, where designers will be able to individually display their collections to the elite fashion Industry. Visitors to the Fashion Scout Paris Showroom last season included Anna Wintour, Hamish Bowles, Lucinda Chambers, Fran Burns, Sarah Mower, Sara Maino, Worldwide Vogue and Worldwide Elle. 

To request an application pack and for full information, email: enquiries@fashionscoutevents.com.

Be sure to check back to the Fashion Scout blog for full details on our Selection panel, as well as all of the news and events in the run up to Fashion Scout SS15.

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

ANNOUNCEMENT| Applications Open for Fashion Scout London and Paris AW14

We are thrilled to announce that we have opened our applications for our AW14 London and Paris showcases. 

In addition to applying to  catwalk, presentation and salon shows during LFW or at our PFW showroom, designers can also apply for the Ones to Watch and Merit Award accolades. The Merit Award, which has been won in past seasons by the likes of William Tempest, David Koma, Eudon Choi and Felder Felder is worth £25,000 over three seasons and includes a fully sponsored catwalk show and a £1000 bursary in the first season. There are four slots available for the very best new UK and International designer applicants to show as a part of the Ones To Watch showcase. Ones To Watch plays a major role in the promotion of design innovation, creating a catwalk showcase which is always amongst the must-see shows each season.

Successful designers will be hand-selected by a panel of industry experts including Hilary Alexander and Fashion Scout Director Martyn Roberts, who will judge them on their creativity, quality of work and potential.

Applications are open from today (22nd October 2013) until November 18th. Visit fashion-scout.co.uk for further information or to request an application pack.
 

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By Cass Gowing, Editor @CassGowing

Images by Asia Werbel and Tram Nguyen