Colin McDowell news and archive

Graduate Fashion Week names new trustee

International respected fashion journalist and founder of Fashion Fringe, Colin McDowell has joined the Graduate Fashion Week’s executive committee as a trustee of the charity, joining fellow journalist Hilary Alexander, British designer Mark Eley and Professor Wendy Dagworthy of the Royal College of Art. Commenting on his new appointment,...

Fashion

London Fashion Week is not without criticism

Fashion author, commentator, critic and fervent supporter of young talent, Colin McDowell, has criticised London Fashion Week, which he dubbed as "a festival of childish self-indulgence." McDowell, who founded Fashion Fringe and was a leading fashion journalist for The Times broadsheet, said if London's designer's collections were stripped of...

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Fashion Fringe embarks on UK road show

Fashion Fringe, the leading platform supporting emerging fashion talent in the UK, has announced that in March it will be embarking on a regional tour of Britain. The fashion platform will be taking a selection of UK’s tops fashion designers including Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon to fashion universities across the country to share their own...

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LFW: Fashion Fringe winner

Fyodor Golan is awarded as the most talented by Fashion Fringe hosted at Northumberland, London. Set up in 2003 by Colin McDowell, the emerging talent platform is organised in association with IMG Fashion. All of the finalists, Fyodor Golan, Heidi Leung and Nabil Nayal presented their SS12 capsule collections for the first to press, buyers,...

Design

Masters of Style

Masters of Style opens this weekend at London’s Somerset House. The exhibit, the first of its kind, celebrates the work of Italy’s six most influential designers, through taking imagery from their store of rich archives. So Armani, Dolce and Gabbana, Ferragamo, Prada, Gucci and Missoni will be celebrated to coincide with the 150th anniversary of...

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Fashion Fringe semi-finalists

Talent platform Fashion Fringe agreed on 11 designers for the next round including Aidan Drago, Bethan Juliff, Danielle Jade Windsor, Fyodor Golan, Heidi Leung, Jiyun Lapthorne, Kimberley Giacomelli, Liz Black, Nabil El-Naya, Nika Urbas and Sam Parsons. Making this year’s selection at The Hospital Club, the Fashion Fringe judging panel is made...

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Calling for emerging talent

Set up by Colin McDowell, in a week time the entries for emerging talent platform Fashion Fringe 2011 will close. Budding designers can submit their work until 4th May. Three selected candidates will be given studio space throughout the summer, to work on their first Fashion Fringe collection at London Fashion Week in September. The jury,...

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Fashion Fringe final call

Supporting the young and talented, Fashion Fringe is calling for final entries for its Fashion Fringe 2011 Accessories platform open until the 4th March. The competition is chaired by Bruno Frisoni, Creative Director of French shoe company Roger Vivier. No formal training is needed to be eligible to take part in the Fashion Fringe 2011...