The British Fashion Council (BFC) has shortlisted Conner Ives, Di Petsa, Dilara Findikoglu, Edeline Lee and Talia Byre for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2025 Established in 2008, the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund celebrates “exceptional talent and creativity” and aims to empower business growth through bespoke high-level mentoring and...
19 Feb 2025
The British Fashion Council has named London-based womenswear brand Chopova Lowena as the 2024 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund winner. Founded by Central Saint Martins graduates Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena in 2017, the label has become known for its British and Bulgarian craftsmanship by juxtaposing folklore references and sportswear, as well...
20 May 2024
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced cult London label 16Arlington as the winner of the annual BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. The brand will now receive 150,000 pounds to support its growth as well as pro-bono business mentoring and professional services. Founded in 2018 by Italian couple and design duo Marco Capaldo and the late...
17 May 2023
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the seven designers that are in the running for its BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2023. The shortlisted names are; 16Arlington, Awake Mode, Ahluwalia, Alighieri, Completedworks, Pīferi and Supriya Lee. The fund, which is supported by British Vogue, Burberry and Paul Smith, sets out criteria...
24 Feb 2023
The British Fashion Council has announced London-based fashion designer Bethany Williams as the 2021 winner of the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. Williams wins a cash prize of 200,000 pounds, alongside bespoke mentoring to help take her business to the “next level”. Edward Enninful, editor-in-chief of British Vogue, European editorial director...
5 May 2021
The British Fashion Council has announced the shortlisted designers for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2021. This year’s shortlist includes Alighieri, Asai, Bethany Williams, Chopova Lowena, Completedworks, E.L.V. Denim, Halpern, Kwaidan Editions, Olubiyi Thomas, Richard Malone and Supriya Lele. Established in 2008, the BFC/Vogue Designer...
18 Feb 2021
The British Fashion Council has announced the shortlist for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2020. This year’s shortlist includes Alighieri, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, David Koma, Halpern, Metier and Rejina Pyo. Established in 2008, the Fashion Fund aims to discover new emerging talent and help to accelerate business growth, with the winner...
14 Feb 2020
London-based designer Grace Wales Bonner has been named as the 2019 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund winner for 2019, beating off tough competition from a strong shortlisting including A.W.A.K.E. Mode, Alighieri, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, David Koma, Neous, and Rejina Pyo. Fresh from her collaboration with Dior on reinterpreting the fashion house...
1 May 2019
On the eve of London Fashion Week, the British Fashion Council has announced its shortlist of designers for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2019. The shortlist includes Rejina Pyo, David Koma, Wales Bonner, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, A.W.A.K.E Mode, Alighieri and Neous. Established in 2008, the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund aims to discover...
14 Feb 2019
The British Fashion Council has opened applications for its 2019 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, which aims to discover new talent and accelerate their growth over a 12-month period through mentoring and a cash prize of 200,000 pounds. The fund, now in its eleventh year, will be awarded to one winner who will receive financing to put towards a...
16 Jan 2019
The British Fashion Council announced on the final day of London Fashion Week spring/summer 2019 that it was extending its partnership with JD.com, China’s largest retailer with over 300 million customers, who will continue to support the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund into 2019. JD.com came on as sponsors of the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund...
18 Sept 2018
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced its shortlist of designers for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2018. In addition to announcing the shortlist of designers eligible for the Fund, the BFC revealed that it is set to receive support from one of China's largest online retailers, JD.com, for the first time. The shortlist for the...
13 Feb 2018
