The British Fashion Council has confirmed over 170 emerging and established accessories, jewellery and ready to wear labels to show their autumn/winter 11 collections at the leading international designer showcase, The Exhibition at London Fashion Week. Known as a platform to view emerging designer businesses alongside established brands, this season the exhibition will showcase 60 design talents new to London Fashion Week.
The Exhibition is open to all UK and International media and buyers. Registration is available on site from 18th – 22nd February, 10am until 7pm (closing at 6pm on 22nd).
The Exhibition will be based in the South Wing of Somerset House over 4 floors, where accessories, footwear, jewellery, and ready-to-wear and designers will come together to form the sales hub of London Fashion Week. Amongst the new designers showcasing this season are Draw in Light; Nancy Van Ostren; Sarah Baadarani; Shao Yen Chen; Teatum Jones and Tze Goh. More established brands Lara Bohinc and Linda Farrow will rejoin the likes of Erickson Beamon and milliner Stephen Jones, whilst new accessories designers include Ongwat's architecturally inspired jewellery; Joanne Stoker's footwear label and skillfully constructed handbags from Thomas Blaak. Boundary pushing product designer Paperself will be showcasing their unique and expressive eyelashes collection, inspired by the art of Chinese paper cutting. The Exhibition will once again feature an impressive selection of established footwear designers including understated luxury brand Georgina Goodman and British Fashion Award nominee Camilla Skovgaard.
Exhibitors are selected by an expert panel of media and retailers to guarantee the integrity and quality of the exhibition, and ensure the collections will appeal to an audience of both UK and international retailers alike. As well as installations and multibrand showrooms, The Exhibition will have merchandised feature areas for each of the BFC's showcasing initiatives. NEWGEN, sponsored by TOPSHOP will feature some of London's most innovative designers in the Terrace Rooms at Somerset House; Estethica, sponsored by Monsoon, gives a platform for eco-sustainable design; Headonism, brings new British milliners curated by Stephen Jones; BFC/Elle Talent Launch Pad winners will once again have a show space in the embankment galleries; and The Navy Board Room collective, comprising of NEWGEN alumni, is located on the first floor.
The NEWGEN area of the Exhibition, sponsored by Topshop, will feature seventeen of the UK's best emerging design talents including on-schedule designers as well as those showing in the exhibition and on the presentation schedule. Designers receiving NEWGEN sponsorship for the first time this season include milliner Nasir Mazhar, who has designed collections for Gareth Pugh, Richard Nicoll and The Royal Opera House, as well as creating commissions for Lady Gaga and Madonna. Directional designer Thomas Tait's has also won NEWGEN sponsorship for the first time; he will showcase his Autumn/Winter 2011 ready-to-wear collection at The Exhibition.
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