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Monday November 29th, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: Christopher Kane’s Menswear Collection, A Very Naked Daria Werbowy, and Bieber’s New Hair
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Christopher Kane’s Menswear Collection, A Very Naked Daria Werbowy, and Bieber’s New Hair

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Kane’s Menswear Collection: Christopher Kane will be launching his first ever menswear line at Dover Street Market. The full collection comes after a successful trial collection consisting of just t-shirts. The line will debut in early December. {Vogue UK}

A Very Naked Daria Werbowy: Vogue Paris’s 2011 calendar, stars Daria Werbowy naked in Louis Vuitton jewelry. {VogueParisLive/Twitter}

Emma Watson’s Vogue UK Shoot: Racked posted a behind the scenes video of Emma Watson’s shoot for British Vogue shot by Mario Testino. It’s short but sweet. {Racked}

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Monday September 20th, 2010

Shop London Fashion Week’s Estethica Designers For the First Time on YOOX

Shop London Fashion Week’s Estethica Designers For the First Time on YOOX

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Seven years ago, The British Fashion Council set out on a mission to make fashion just a little bit more ecofriendly. In order to do so, they established Estethica–an exhibition of innovative designers committed to working sustainably.

After seven years of success at London Fashion Week, Estethica and the BFC have decided to make the eco sustainable design exhibition available to consumers world wide through a collaboration with ecommerce site YOOX.com. To coincide with this week’s London Fashion Week, YOOX created an online retail space specifically for a selection of Estethica designers called Yooxygen.

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Saturday September 18th, 2010

Newsflash: The Fashion Industry Contributes £37 Billion to the UK Economy Each Year
The Business

Newsflash: The Fashion Industry Contributes £37 Billion to the UK Economy Each Year

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LONDON–Remember that teaser for The September Issue where the voice-over would say, “Fashion is $500 billion global industry…” or something like that? Well, it looks like the UK makes up about a tenth of that $500 billion.

At least according to a new study commissioned by the British Fashion Council. Fancy-sounding consultants Oxford Economics researched and wrote the report, which states that £37 billion is made–directly or indirectly–from fashion each year in Great Britain. That’s not too shabby, given the size of the country. In fact, fashion is the 15th largest industry (out of approximately 81) in the UK.

The results are a boon to those like designer Christopher Raeburn, who produces much, if not all, of his product here in the UK. Fashion’s importance to the economy reinforces his mission.

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Published at 1:49 PM

Wednesday June 23rd, 2010

London Fashion Week’s NEWGEN Men Winners Include Christopher Raeburn, Christopher Shannon, JW Anderson
Menswear

London Fashion Week’s NEWGEN Men Winners Include Christopher Raeburn, Christopher Shannon, JW Anderson

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Smack in the middle of Men’s Fashion Week, the British Fashion Council has announced its NEWGEN menswear class of Spring 2011.

Much like the womenswear recipients, announced June 10, the ten designers will be afforded the opportunity to show their Spring 2011 collections at London Fashion Week this September. And along with £5,000 – £10,000 towards their show costs, they’ll receive free exhibition space, usage of the BFC catwalk and mentoring.

Christopher Shannon, James Long, and JW Anderson will use stage runway shows; Carolyn Massey, Lou Dalton, and Sibling will do presentations; and Christopher Raeburn, James Small, Katie Eary, and Omar Kashoura will create installations.

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Published at 11:15 AM

Wednesday June 2nd, 2010

CFDA v. British Fashion Council: Which Group Gets More Help From The Government?
The Business

CFDA v. British Fashion Council: Which Group Gets More Help From The Government?

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After the launch of the CFDA’s incredible Fashion Incubator, we heard rumblings that some of the designers initially asked to join were forced to decline the invitation. Why? Because they couldn’t afford the space.

While we in no way think that the CFDA is to blame in this circumstance–what they do each year for fledgling designers is beyond admirable–we do wonder if the government could have chipped in a little more money so that the designers could work in the space at no cost. Most self-funded designers work out of their own homes. Which means spending $1,5000-$2,000 a month–even if that number is minimal compared to the typical cost of a similar space–is near-impossible.

For this particular initiative, the City of New York shelled out $200,000.

And while it’s a good step, it still pales in comparison to what the City of London has done for the British Fashion Council.

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Tuesday April 6th, 2010

Thursday December 10th, 2009

The British Fashion Oscars

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Being the main attraction must be nice, Burberry’s promised to show at London Fashion Week this February, 25th anniversary or not. Christopher Bailey broke the news at the British Fashion Council Awards last night, where he was named Designer of the Year and Burberry won Designer Brand of the Year. Georgia May Jagger was named Read more →

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Wednesday December 9th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

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All Dressed Up: Jennifer Garner may not have worn this much fashion in one day since her time trying to take down SD-6. But she sure looks pretty when she does, styled here by Lori Goldstein and shot by Craig McDean. We think Spy Daddy would approve. {W} Alice In Chains: Disney announced their Tom Read more →

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Friday November 27th, 2009

And the Nominees Are…

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This morning, we’re still reeling from last night’s turducken, but the British Fashion Council’s attending to much more important matters. They’ve released a short list of nominees for their new awards, the British Fashion Awards, which take place in London on December 9th. While some categories are conspicuously empty, they’ve listed the following: Top Model: Read more →

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Published at 11:11 AM

Tuesday November 24th, 2009

Beauty

Erin O’Connor, Radio Star

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Most models talk about how ugly they felt as kids; they were lanky, skinny, awkward, too tall etc. Erin O’Connor says she even crossed the street a particular way to guarantee her nose wouldn’t end up profiled against a stationary car. (Also, she double padded her bra.) So now that she’s one of London’s top Read more →

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Tuesday November 10th, 2009

BFC Announces New Award

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The British Fashion Council is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds. After last week’s news about the creation of the BFC and Vogue Fashion Fund, they’ve just this morning announced a new addition to the British Fashion Awards–a one off called the “London 25.” The “London 25″ was created in honor of the 25th Read more →

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Thursday September 17th, 2009

Fashion Shows

LFW Goes Postal (or Doesn’t)

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If you’re the kind of person who covers all the Fashion Weeks, hell, if you’re the kind of person who covers two of the four, you’re already exhausted from New York and trying to gear up for London’s 25th Anniversary spectacle and probably getting on a plane today. We hate to tell you it’s only Read more →

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Published at 11:13 AM