BFC selects NEWGEN sponsorship winning designers

NEWGEN, established in 1993, is the world’s most globally recognised fashion design talent identification scheme with 2012 seeing Topshop celebrating its 10th year of NEWGEN sponsorship.

NEWGEN Recipients for Spring Summer 2013 Sponsored By Topshop Are:

Catwalk sponsorship: Michael van der Ham; J.W. Anderson; Simone Rocha

Presentation sponsorship: Christopher Raeburn; J.JS Lee; Lucas Nascimento; Marques Almeida; Nasir Mazhar; Sister by Sibling 

Exhibition sponsorship: Palmer//Harding; Huishan Zhang; Lim Cooper; Sophia Webster

All of the designers listed above will feature in the NEWGEN space of the Exhibition at London Fashion Week.

NEWGEN showcases the best emerging British based fashion talent and is central to the British Fashion Council’s talent identification, designer development and showcasing programme. Since its inception, its alumni include Alexander McQueen, Giles Deacon, Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane, Marios Schwab, Richard Nicoll, Roksanda Ilincic, Erdem, Meadham Kirchhoff, Peter Pilotto, Mary Katrantzou, David Koma, Louise Gray and Holly Fulton.

The scheme has become a key draw for the international fashion media and buyers attending London Fashion Week.    

Caroline Rush, Chief Executive, British Fashion Council commented, “We are delighted to support this exceptionally talented group of designers and would like to thank Topshop for their support as a sponsor that is now synonymous with NEWGEN. The calibre of design and talent in the UK fashion industry is outstanding and continues to grow from strength to strength”.

“It never ceases to amaze me how fast NEWGEN winners learn - and how far they can go in such a short time. That accelerated learning process has much to do with designers realising how much is expected of them when they enter NEWGEN at the bottom rung and about a unique collaborative culture which has grown up between young talents and British industry experts over years.

“I am especially grateful to Sir Philip Green, Mary Homer and the team at Topshop, who support a world-class platform for NEWGEN, and to the incredible fashion-industry insiders who volunteer such multi-dimensional advice on the NEWGEN committee." - Sarah Mower MBE, BFC's Ambassador for Emerging Talent.

Mary Homer, Managing Director of Topshop, added "NEWGEN lies at the heart of London Fashion Week and over the last ten years has supported and developed some of fashion's most successful and greatest talents. I'm delighted that Topshop will continue to be involved in the sponsorship over the next ten years, and I wish this season's winners the best of luck."