Swedish Fashion Council news and archive

SFC [FASHION X] Stockholm announces dates for its upcoming edition showcasing the new era of fashion

Swedish Fashion Council (SFC) is excited to unveil the upcoming edition of SFC [FASHION X] Stockholm, scheduled from Tuesday, November 7th, to Saturday, November 11th, 2023. The event was born as a way to challenge the traditional fashion week model, stepping away from the emphasis on seasons and offering a platform that embraces the new era of...

Fashion

Swedish Fashion Council adds talent to incubator scheme

Swedish Fashion Council (SFC) has added three new talents to its incubator programme SFC [Incubator], Petra Fagerström, Louis Abel and Tuttolente. The SFC [Incubator] focuses on emerging brands and creators combining creative excellence with innovative business models and a disruptive vision and currently supports 11 brands, including new...

Business

Swedish Fashion Council's talent incubator, SFC [incubator], welcomes new talents

Swedish Fashion Council (SFC) is thrilled to welcome three new talents to its incubator program, SFC [Incubator]. The incubator focuses on emerging brands and creators combining creative excellence with innovative business models and a disruptive vision. The SFC [Incubator] proudly supports eleven brands, including new additions Petra Fagerström...

Fashion

Swedish Fashion Council and Fashion East to showcase at PFW

Swedish Fashion Council is returning to the Fashion [X] showroom for the Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2024 season in collaboration with London-based talent incubator Fashion East. Located at 43 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth in Paris, the Fashion [X] showroom will run from September 27 to October 4 showcasing prominent young brands from the SFC...

Event

Swedish Fashion Council & Fashion East return with The Fashion [x] Showroom for Paris Fashion Week SS24

Swedish Fashion Council is excited to announce the return of the FASHION [X] Showroom for Paris Fashion Week SS24, in collaboration with the London-based talent incubator FASHION EAST. Located at 43 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth in Paris, the showroom will take place from 27th September to 4th October, 2023, showcasing a curated selection of the...

Event

Challenge the fabric (CTF) announces its 2023 edition in Milan

Challenge the Fabric (CTF) is pleased to announce that its third annual event will take place in Milan on the 9th and 10th of May 2023. The pioneering cross-industry initiative, initiated and hosted by Ekman Group and organized by Swedish Fashion Council (SFC), offers a unique platform that enables the entire supply chain of man-made cellulosic...

Fashion

Challenge The Fabric – scale the impact through collaboration

With a focus on sustainability, transparency, and material innovation, Challenge the Fabric aims to improve and connect the supply chain of man-made cellulosic fibre (MMCF) textiles. Participants in the pioneering cross-industry initiative include the OTB Group, Pangaia, Nona Source, a resale platform of surplus fabrics from the LVMH Houses, and...

Fashion

Copenhagen Fashion Week teams up with Swedish Fashion Council to support emerging talent

Copenhagen Fashion Week is partnering with the Swedish Fashion Council to support emerging designer talent, ahead of its autumn/winter 2022 edition in February. The partnership will strengthen and develop support for young designers across the Nordics, aligning Copenhagen Fashion Week with the Swedish Fashion Council’s ambitious talent...

Fashion

Swedish Fashion Council cancels Stockholm Fashion Week

Stockholm will no longer have a fashion week to call its own. The Swedish Fashion Council has cancelled the event for the foreseeable future, citing the “major challenges” faced by the fashion industry today. The next edition of Stockholm Fashion Week was scheduled to take place on August 27-29. “[Stockholm] Fashion Week, like the fashion...

Fashion

Challenge The Fabric names debut winner

Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp graduate Brandon Wen has been crowned the inaugural winner of the Challenge The Fabric Award organised by the Swedish Fashion Council. The launch event, which took place on the eve of London Fashion Week, saw six finalists from around the globe competing for the 30,000 euro prize, including two London-based...

Fashion

First Challenge the Fabric Award to launch at LFW

A new fashion award for emerging designers that celebrates creativity and opens up a dialogue about viscose as alternative fabric is to launch during London Fashion Week. The Challenge the Fabric Award, which aims to celebrate creativity and sustainable progression, has been organised by the Swedish Fashion Council, in partnership with Ekman and...