New British designers to benefit from £2 million taxpayer funding to showcase their work at London Fashion Week
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has announced that the new generation of British fashion designers will receive taxpayer-funded support to help them become the next high-end global fashion brands.
Speaking at the REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion sponsored by Alexander McQueen event at the Design Museum yesterday, the Culture Secretary confirmed £2 million of taxpayer funding for London Fashion Week is to be invested in the British Fashion Council’s NEWGEN scheme, helping emerging designers showcase during London Fashion Week.
Through the NEWGEN programme, the British Fashion Council offers designers showcasing opportunities and mentoring from industry experts so they can build and sustain their businesses. This year celebrates 30 years of NEWGEN, which has given some of fashion’s biggest names their big breaks, including Ahluwalia, Alexander McQueen, Grace Wales Bonner, JW Anderson, Martine Rose, Roksanda, Saul Nash and Simone Rocha.
The £2 million - earmarked earlier this year in the Creative Industries Sector Vision - will be spread across five fashion weeks over two years.
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said:
BFC chief executive Caroline Rush said:
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