Fashion Scout name AW16 Merit Award winner

Fashion Scout, the international platform for emerging designers, has named University of Westminster graduate David Ferreira as the autumn/winter 2016 Merit Award winner.

Brazilian-born, London-based designer Ferreira will receive a prize fund worth 25,000 pounds over three seasons that has been designed to support and develop new designer businesses on a global level.

This will also include a fully sponsored catwalk show for his autumn/winter 2016 to take place at Fashion Scout during London Fashion Week later this month. In addition, the designer will have exhibition space in London, as well as Paris to introduce his collection to global buyers.

Fashion Scout’s founder and creative director, Martyn Roberts, said: “David’s Westminster graduate collection was critically acclaimed by press and media and he has such a strong vision.

“Fashion Scout is renown around the world for showcasing and nurturing the freshest international talent and David definitely fits in this.”

David Ferreira receives Fashion Scout’s AW16 Merit Award

Ferreira was selected from more than 200 emerging designers from across the world who applied for Fashion Scout, and he follows in the footsteps of past winners including David Koma, Eudon Choi, Phoebe English, James Kelly and Xiao Li.

The Merit Award showcase will take place on Friday, February 19 at Fashion Scout’s London Fashion Week venue at the Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden.

Other designers on the Fashion Scout schedule includes established names such as Gareth Pugh, Felder Felder and Pam Hogg, as well as emerging names such as Judy Wu, Rohmir and Niro Wang.

Image: David Ferreira