ANNOUNCEMENT| Fashion Scout Paris Showroom September 2013

Fashion Scout will be presenting the very best of global fashion and design talent at our Paris Showroom on 26th September - 1st October 2013. The Fashion Scout Showroom will return to our Paris Fashion Week home of: 

Fashion Scout Paris

23 rue du Roi de Sicile

75004

PARIS

This season, our ninth season in Paris, the Fashion Scout Paris showroom is completely full - and with a lengthy waiting list! - thanks to overwhelming response from the UKFT’s TAP Grant.

The Fashion Scout Paris Showroom is a regular feature on many buyers schedules at PFW, with visits last season from amongst others; Beams Japan, Vogue China, Voulez Vous Hong Kong, Ships Tokyo, Vogue Taiwan, the BFC, Dolce&Gabanna store Italy, Collezioni, Bengt Fashion, Fashion Monitor, Italian Vogue, Dover Street Market and i-D. We are thrilled to be joined by so many exceptional international designers, in particular Merit Award winner Yulia Kondranina. 

For more information, visit our website.

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT SS14| PINGHE

PINGHE is the fashion label created by Chinese designer Ping He. Showcasing at Fashion Scout for the first time this September, Ping is no stranger to success having won numerous acclaimed accolades across her career. Whilst studying at leading art and design university Suzhou, Ping won the Shanghai Fashion Week award for womenswear design as well as a SAGA design award. Following graduating her BA degree with a first, Ping came to London and completed a masters degree at Nottingham Trent University. Having perfected her highly innovative style, Ping became Head of Design at London based brand Aftershock where she continued to receive critical acclaim not to mention a string of awards including BFC's award for 'Best Rising Star Brand.

In April 2011, Ping He launched her ready-to-wear label PINGHE in London, with strong support from Harvey Nichols’ CEO Joseph Wan and British Fashion Council Chairman Harold Tillman. We are thrilled to have her SS14 collection showcase at Fashion Scout on Friday 13th September at 7pm.

By Cass Gowing, Editor of Fashion Scout @CassGowing

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. 

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT SS14| NIAN

Introducing our Designer Spotlight series for the SS14 international designers who are showcasing their talents on the Fashion Scout catwalk during London Fashion Week this September. 

NIAN, the label created by Turkish designer Nihan Buruk, showcased last season at Fashion Scout as part of the Runway Collective show. Known for their avant-garde style, NIAN's AW13 collection presented a androgynous style of sharp tailoring and stunning linear cuts to an acclaimed reception. Nihan Buruk graduated in Fashion and Textile Design from Istanbul's Yeditepe University in 2007 and since then has been creating her collections in her own private studio in Istanbul.

NIAN will be showcasing on Day One of Fashion Scout London SS14 at 4.30pm. 

By Cass Gowing, Editor

Photographs by Simon Armstrong

NEWS| Phoebe English's AW13 collection shot by Hunger Magazine

Former Merit Award Winner Phoebe English's AW13 collection has been featured by Hunger Magazine. Shot by Max Montgomery, the editorial is accompanied with an interview with Phoebe who talks through her 'Made in England' ethos, her career highlights and future plans. 

In addition, Phoebe English has been mentioned in a recent Business of Fashion article on boutique Hostem whilst her AW film has been featured on Wallpaper Magazine's website. 

ANNOUNCEMENT | Fashion Scout Announces Schedule for SS14

Fashion Scout are excited to announce our Schedule for the SS14 London catwalk showcase. Featuring a selection of the most innovative designers from around the world, Fashion Scout is taking place at our home in Covent Garden.

For five days from the 13^th – 17^th September, The Freemasons’ Hall will play host to over 30 catwalk shows, presentations and installations. Renowned for championing creative design talent, Fashion Scout have been responsible for launching a generation of designers including Peter Pillotto, Felder Felder, David Koma and Eudon Choi.

This season sees CSM graduate Yulia Kondranina present her Merit Award winning collection, after the Ones To Watch show with our newly announced and eagerly anticipated designers; Hannah Williams, Helen Lawrence and Renli Su.

We welcome back international regulars to our schedule, Ji Cheng (China), Zeynep Tosun (Turkey) and London’s own Pam Hogg. This September will also mark our second season in partnership with Kiev Fashion Days celebrating Ukrainian design talent and the return of the Swedish School Of Textiles. 

For press and sales contacts, including ticket requests please visit www.fashion-scout.co.uk

Follow us on Twitter @FashionScout for exclusive news and updates

NEWS| Emma J Shipley part of Graham and Brown's New Wave project

Emma J Shipley is one of 12 designers selected for Graham and Brown's New Wave project. As part of the initiative, Emma will be launching two new wallpaper designs based on 'what British Pattern means to me'.

New Wave is a collaborative project between Graham & Brown and design journalist Barbara Chandler who have selected 12 designers across a wide range of industries (from fashion, illustration and graffiti, to new designers with their own emerging labels). Graham & Brown and Barbara Chandler have selected 15 designs to launch as part of New Wave project and selected two of Emma J Shipley's designs. 

Fashion Scout caught up with Emma and spoke to her about this news: 

"I'm really excited to be working with Graham & Brown, which will enable me to bring my signature design style to a wider audience for the home. I hope my designs will stand out from wallpapers currently on the market, with an unconventional and fantastical take on traditional British pattern, inspired by the unique beauty of the natural world"

The designs will be launched later this year, keep up to date by following Emma J Shipley on Twitter. 

By Editor, Cass Gowing @CassGowing

Images (not of the New Wave collaboration) are courtesy of Emma J Shipley. 

NEWS| Fashion Scout Kiev launches Design It contest in partnership with Vogue Italia

Designers who have submitted an entry into Fashion Scout Kiev can now also apply for the Design It Contest in partnership with Vogue Italia.

The international judging the entrants include Hilary Alexander, the Editor of Italian Vogue Sara Maino, the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Ukraine Masha Tsukanova, Martyn Roberts, the founder of Fashion Scout platform, Daria Shapovalova, creative director of Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days and Margarita Zubatova, the Fashion Editor at LookAtMe. 

Applicants can win one of three prizes: 

• A grant to participate in the Fashion Scout Kiev with the support of Vogue It
• A grant to participate in the Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days with the support of Vogue Ua
• A feature published on Vogue.it

In addition, works of the winner who gets the biggest number of likes, will also be published online on VOGUE.IT.

Can you apply? Yes if you are an applicant of Fashion Scout Kiev! All you need to do is upload example of your work (sketches and lookbooks) here: http://fashionweek.kiev.ua/design-it/ and encourage your friends and fans to vote for you to win!

Visit the Fashion Scout Kiev website for more information. 

ANNOUNCEMENT| Applications Open for Fashion Scout Kiev until 01.09.13

Application entry date for Fashion Scout Kiev has been extended until 1st September 2013. The next season of Fashion Scout Kiev  will take place in Kiev on 17-20 October 2013 and you can apply for catwalk shows, presentations and showroom exhibition.

Designers are selected by a panel of industry experts featuring leading buyers, media and business advisers. 

Fashion Scout is recognised as the strongest independent platform for emerging talent in the international market and from March 2013 Fashion Scout became an essential part of Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion days. Kiev is the third strand in Fashion Scout global positioning, running alongside in London and Paris.

To apply please email fashionscoutkiev@gmail.com 

NEWS| Hellen van Rees featured on Vogue Italia following award win

Vogue Italia features Helen Van Rees and her Humanity in Fashion award win. 

Hellen Van Rees', Square3 Angle collection was awarded on the grounds of her attention to detail that enables the minimisation of waste along with her use of recycled material. Her work was influenced and inspired by the classic tweed Chanel suit, reworked with a modern, contemporary aesthetic.

Hellen described the collection to Vogue Italia as 'quite sculptural art, suitable for an extravagant celebrity like Lady Gaga', which can also be toned down to be both chic and ladylike.

You can read more about her win on Vogue Italia. 

By Brooke McCord @BrookeMcCord

NEWS| Phoebe English AW13 film exclusive to Dazed Digital

Former Fashion Scout Merit Award winner Phoebe English takes us to new worlds with a short film featuring the designer’s AW13 collection.  Focusing on shape, shadows bring a spellbound atmosphere to the collection where movement interacts with light.

Collaborating with director Marie Kristiansen and music by Golden Hum, Phoebe English showcases parts of her collection throughout the film featuring her signature monochromatic style. Flashes of dark visuals contrast with a serene mood, where the viewer is invited to see the multidimensional aspects of the collection.

Featured on Dazed Digital as an exclusive, the film highlights the importance of textures in Phoebe English’s work and pulls forward the garments themselves, whilst the model remains passive, face half covered.

“Whilst obviously displayed to us, the model is simultaneously removed or hidden by the masking of her eyes” says English explaining the film-making process she says “x-ray and spectre like transparencies, slide show layering and the voyeuristic plinth exhibit of the model protagonist.”

The designer showcased her collection at Fashion Scout in February earlier this year using this film to expand ideas on aesthetics seen on the catwalk.

Vanessa Omoregie (@wewearblack)

NEWS| Ksenia Schnaider and Georgia Hardinge featured on Vogue Italia 'Emerging and Green Berlin'

Vogue Italia have featured two Fashion Scout designers who showcased at Berlin Fashion Film Festival. Georgia Hardinge's 'River Island for Georgia Hardinge' collection by Alex Turvey won the Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2013 Award for Best Fashion and Best Cinematography.  Meanwhile Fashion Scout Kiev designer Ksenia Schnaider showcased in the Edged Showroom initiative, a platform created to showcase emerging designers. To read the full Vogue Italia article click here, congratulations to both Georgia and Ksenia!  

By Cass Gowing, Fashion Scout Editor @CassGowing

NEWS| Emma J Shipley nominated for WGSN's Avery Dennison Emerging Fashion Brand Award.

Fashion Scout designer Emma J Shipley has been nominated for WGSN's Avery Dennison Emerging Fashion Brand Award. Emma is one of four emerging designers who are finalists for the accolade which will be awarded in October at the 2013 WGSN Global Fashion Awards. 

Emma Shipley's unique merging of fashion and fine art in the creation of detailed, wearable scarves has led to her popularity grow rapidly after showcasing her SS13 collection with Fashion Scout in September 2012. Emma's WGSN nomination comes shortly after her win of the UKFT RISE Award for Best Newcomer.

Tim Voegele-Downing, global creative director, Avery Dennison RBIS commented "the entries were phenomenal; the finalists created inspired fashion collections and truly understand the importance of product branding."

You can view all WGSN Global Fashion Awards finalists on their website. 

By Cass Gowing, Editor @CassGowing

Images from Fashion 156

ANNOUNCEMENT| Merit Award Winner for SS14 is Yulia Kondranina

We are thrilled to announce that the Fashion Scout Merit Award winner for SS14 is Yulia Kondranina. Yulia, who made her debut on the Fashion Scout runway as AW13 Ones to Watch designer, graduated last year with an MA in Womenswear from the prestigious Central St Martins College.

Yulia, as the recipient of this season's esteemed Merit Award, receives a fully sponsored catwalk show and exhibition at Fashion Scout during London and Paris Fashion Weeks £25,000.

This season’s Selection Panel included Hilary Alexander, Jessica Bumpus of Vogue.com, Stavros Karelis of Machine-A, Fashion Scout alumni David Koma and Eudon Choi, stylist Rebekah Roy and Fashion Scout Founder and Director Martyn Roberts.

Director Martyn Roberts commented on Yulia's win: 

“Yulia Kondranina has produced a directional and professional collection which demonstrates great creative vision. Yuila has the personality and the drive to make a highly successful Merit Award winner.”

Meanwhile, Yulia is over the moon at the achievement: 

"I’m incredibly happy and very pleased that Fashion Scout selected me for this season merit award. I hope it will be good challenge to bring my brand to next level."

For more information on the designer visit Yulia Kondranina's website here: www.yuliakondranina.com

NEWS| Former OTW winner Hellen van Rees wins The Humanity in Fashion Award.

We were thrilled to discover that former Ones to Watch designer Hellen van Rees was the winner of The Humanity in Fashion Award. As we blogged back in April, she was named alongside two other designers as a finalist for this prestigious award which recognizes creative fashion design through sustainability and eco-friendly clothing. This year’s theme was ‘Authenticity’ and entrants were asked to show vision and innovation for tomorrow’s eco fashion.  Hellen's entry was her Square^3 Angle collection which is a futuristic interpretation of the Chanel classic. 

Hellen was announced the winner following a final catwalk presentation during Berlin Fashion Week on July 3rd. Hellen received an award of 25,000 euros and an exclusive contract to create a women’s capsule collection for Hessnatur, Germany’s largest natural clothing brand. Many congratulations on your esteemed win!

By Blog Editor Cass Gowing

NEWS| David Longshaw presents Maude's LOVE-in for LOVE Magazine

Former Ones to Watch winner David Longshaw has created an animation for LOVE Magazine entitled 'Maude's LOVE-in' to celebrate their 5th anniversary. Featuring Clara and of course Maude, the short animation series sees the characters pull together letters to spell 'LOVE'. 

View the animation here on LOVE Magazine's website. 

COLLECTION| Iris van Herpen Couture AW13

Fashion Scout alumnus Iris van Herpen showcased her AW13 couture collection at Paris Fashion Week last week. Entitled 'Wilderness Embodied', the showcase mixed cocoon silhouettes and female form flattering shapes with digitally printing and avant garde structures.  Undeniably feminine with ethereal undertones, the accomplished collection shows Iris's progression since exhibiting with Fashion Scout in AW11.

By Editor Cass Gowing

Images from Dazed and Confused

ANNOUNCEMENT| Applications Open for Fashion Scout Kiev

We are thrilled to announce that designers can now apply for Fashion Scout Kiev. Applications are open for catwalk shows, presentations and showroom.

Fashion Scout is recognised as the strongest independent platform for emerging talent in the international market and from March 2013 Fashion Scout became an essential part of Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion days. Kiev is the third strand in Fashion Scout global positioning, running alongside in London and Paris.

Following an extremely strong first season in March, the next season of Fashion Scout Kiev  is 17-20 October 2013. Designers are selected by a panel of industry experts. The panel features leading buyers, media and business advisers. Their decision is based in the creative vision of the brand and collections, and the quality of work and business potential/success.

To apply please email fashionscoutkiev@gmail.com 

NEWS| Phoebe English joins CFE London's New Fashion Venture Programme

This week Fashion Scout alumni and Central Saint Martins graduate; Phoebe English has moved from the Centre for Fashion Enterprise New Fashion Pioneer program to the New Fashion Venture programme.

Aside from this accolade, Phoebe has also previously won the L'Oreal Professional Creative Award, the Ungaro Bursary and the Chloe Award; alongside her July 2011 English Easton Limited partnership, which involves Phoebe's amalgamation with Rose Easton, who is both the creative collaborator for the brand, whilst being responsible for the business side of the label.

Phoebe English and Rose Easton agreed that "The CFE has been an invaluable asset to the development of our knowledge and business. The New Fashion Pioneer Programme addressed our specific need and we will be forever grateful to the wonderfully kind and patient team". You can read more on the CFE website here. 

In relation to this, the CFE New Market Entry programme, specifically created for 'start ups that need the tools to grow'  is now exclusively open to Fashion Scout designers, who are registered to a London address with 1-2 stockists. There are 30 spaces available and the mentoring events take place on the 6th & 7th of July. More information here. 

By Brooke McCord, @BrookeMcCord

Images from CFE London and @PhoebeEnglish's Twitter