The NEWGEN MEN selection committee is made up of key opinion formers across media and retail industries. This season the panel included Gordon Richardson, TOPMAN; Jason Griffiths, TOPMAN; Jo-Ann Furniss, Arena Homme Plus; Charlie Porter, Fantastic Man; Stephen Ayres, Liberty; Jeremy Langmead, Mr Porter; Lulu Kennedy, Fashion East/MAN; Patrick Grant, Norton & Sons; Robert Johnston, GQ; Richard Johnson, Harvey Nichols; Adam Kelly, Selfridges and Tim Blanks, Style.com.
Simon Ward, Chief Operating Officer at the British Fashion Council, commented “NEWGEN MEN has quickly grown from an experimental pilot to a successful talent identification scheme and support initiative, highlighting how British menswear designers are forging a global reputation for innovation.”
Tim Blanks, Contributing Editor, Style.com and a member of the British Fashion Council's Menswear Committee said, “We're entering a new world here - I can't think of another time when the local menswear scene has covered such a broad spectrum. The message is clear: strength in diversity. ”
Gordon Richardson, Design Director, TOPMAN, who was also on the selection panel, adds “NEWGEN MEN now an established and integral part of London Fashion Week has rapidly become THE fashion barometer for all that's exciting and dynamic in British menswear. For Topman to have been instrumental in this renaissance is both a joy and a privilege.”
London Fashion Week's womenswear shows will run from Friday 18th – Tuesday 22nd February 2010 and menswear collections will be shown on Wednesday 23rd February. Alfred Dunhill will host a pre-cursor show to the menswear collections on the evening of Tuesday 22nd February. London Fashion Week is located at Somerset House, Strand WC2.
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