London Fashion Week New Generation winners announced

London Fashion Week New Generation winners announced

December 14th, 2008

The winners of the New Generation sponsorship scheme have been announced for Autumn / Winter 2009.

NEWGEN is a sponsorship scheme founded in 1993 by the British Fashion Council (BFC) to supprt new designers. The scheme is currently sponsored by Topshop, and the winners will receive support at next February’s London Fashion Week.

There are 12 ready to wear catwalk winners who will have their Fashion Week catwalk shows sponsored: Danielle Scutt, House of Holland, Louise Goldin, Mark Fast, Mary Katrantzou, Meadham Kirchhoff, Nasir Mazhar, and Peter Pilotto.

There are also several exhibition winners who wil receive a free stand at the exhibition: Cooperative Designs, Craig Lawrence, David David, Emilio de la Morena, Felder Felder, Hannah Marshall, House of Holland, Kokon to Zai (KTZ), Krystof Strozyna, Louise Gray, Mark Fast, Mary Katrantzou, Meadham Kirchhoff & Peter Pilotto.

Well-known designers who have previously benefitted from NEWGEN support include Alexander McQueen, Clements Ribeiro, Matthew Williamson, Christopher Kane and Julien Macdonald.

Find out more on the London Fashion Week website.