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Caroline Rush receives honorary doctorate

British Fashion Council chief executive Caroline Rush and luxury brand MCM’s Sung-Joo Kim have both been awarded with honorary doctorate degrees from University of the Arts London (UAL). Rush and Kim were both recognised for their commitments to fashion during UAL’s graduation ceremonies at Royal Festival Hall that took place from July 27-28....

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Key Facts & Figures from London Fashion Week SS17

London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 began Friday morning, following the end of New York Fashion Week Thursday evening. Running from September 16 to 20, the 64th edition of LFW is set to feature 83 designers presenting their SS17 (and a few AW16) collections on schedule - in addition to over 150 designers showcasing their designs in the...

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The inside intel on London Fashion Week SS17

London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 officially kicked off this morning with the debut menswear and womenswear catwalk show from British design label Teatum Jones. Set to run from September 16 to 20, the 64th edition of LFW will feature 83 designers presenting their SS17 collections on schedule - in addition to over 150 designers showcasing...

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British Fashion Council appoints 3 new directors to support CEO

London - The British Fashion Council has announced the developed of a new, internal leadership, management team to support its Chief Executive Officer Caroline Rush ahead of the kick off of London Fashion Week on Friday. Three new appointments have been made to the senior team, following the retirement of Simon Ward, the organization's Chief...

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The winner of the BFC/ Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2016 is...Sophia Webster

British designer Sophia Webster has been named the winner of this year's BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, beating competition from the likes of Emilia Wickstead and Osman. As the winner of the 2016 award, Webster will be provided with twelve months of bespoke mentoring to help her take her business to the next level, alongside of a 200,000 pound...

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British Fashion Council welcomes New Rock vault line-up

The British Fashion Council has revealed the ten Rock Vault jewellers who are set to present a selection of their spring-summer '16 collections as part of an installation in the Designer Showroom during the upcoming London Fashion Week. The newest recipients of the Rock Vault 2015 are COMPLETEDWORKS, Lily Kamper, Rachel Boston, Ruifier and...

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Meet the Manufacturer taps Nigel Cabourn and Patrick Grant as speakers

In the run up to the second annual edition of the UK’s first sourcing trade fair and conference, Meet the Manufacturer, organiser Make it British have announced the final line up of speakers for the two-day event. The list consists of key industry players such as British designer Nigel Cabourn and Caroline Rush CBE, chief executive of the...

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Meet the Manufacturer 2015: Returning UK Manufacturing to its former Glory

As more and more UK retailers begin to realise the benefits of shifting their manufacturing closer to home, the demand for high quality fashion and textile producers continues to grow. Employment in the UK manufacturing sector has risen for 20 consecutive months and for the first time in five years, producers are investing in state of the art...

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GCU honours BFC's Caroline Rush

The British Fashion Council’s chief executive Caroline Rush has been made an Honorary Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University for her “outstanding” support of British fashion talent. As part of the honour, Rush delivered her first professional lecture at the GCU British School of Fashion on the ‘The Evolution of British Fashion’, examining...