A video series will document the judging process until a winner is announced on March 22.
And Kate Upton had her birthday at a tiki bar.
Couldn't make it to London fashion week? NBD. It's already in full swing and we've got you covered so you can watch (most of) it from the comfort of your couch. So what are you waiting for? Grab some ice cream, put on your best pair of Louboutins with your Target pajamas, and open up your lap top to sit front row to take in London's finest on live stream. Bonus point for those who wake up early enough to catch all of them!
Christopher Kane is the this year's winner of the British Fashion Council/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. Along with a £200,000 (or $320,000) check, Kane and his sister/business partner Tammy will receive "director level mentors across the industry." The beloved Scottish designer's biggest challenge was to present a business plan to a panel of judges, including British Vogue editor Alexander Schulman and Joan Burstein from Browns. (His competition included E. Tautz, Nicholas Kirkwood, Osman Yousefzada, Charlotte Olympia, Jonathan Saunders, and Peter Pilotto.)
Meanwhile, Across the Pond: The British Fashion Council and British Vogue announced their Fashion Fund finalists yesterday. Congrats to Christopher Kane, E. Tautz, Nicholas Kirkwood, Osman Yousefzada, Charlotte Olympia, Jonathan Saunders, and Peter Pilotto. {Vogue UK} Royal Knock-Offs: Kate Middleton's engagement ring isn't the only thing being replicated by stores looking to make a quick buck. Tesco, which is kind of like the Wal-Mart of the UK (but with more food), created a $25 version of her now-famous blue Issa dress. Shame. {NY Times} Kate Moss: Art Dealer? Moss is reportedly selling portraits of herself at Art Basel in Miami next week. {Telegraph UK}
LONDON--There's something about the BFC tent at Somerset House that's wild. I'm not sure if it's the stark black walls juxtaposed against the brightly light catwalk or the hoards of students circling around the entrances. But it feels crazy. Or maybe I'm just crazy, which is also quite possible at this point in Fashion Month. Celebrated designer Osman Yousefzada's clothes, which he showed yesterday in the space, are not crazy or schizophrenic under any circumstances. His pieces are all about the dramatic, clean cut. Most definitely a minimalist, he adds edge to ensembles with an asymmetric hem here, a flourish of flouncy fabric there. It's difficult to deny his particular genius.
LONDON--Designer Osman Yousefzada claims to accomplish with pattern cutting what plastic surgeons do with scalpels. On Friday afternoon in the chasmic Raphael Gallery of London's trove of ancient art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, he aimed to demonstrate just that. Applauded for his graceful draping and masterful cutting, the designer was tapped to showcase a taster of his past collections in the V&A's public Fashion in Motion series. Previous homegrown talents showcased in the triannual events include the late Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh and Vivienne Westwood.
Last season, one couldn't squeeze into a show without being knocked around by a pair of expensive shoulders. Though the Balmain or Margiela or any sh