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Relationships between fashion designers and journalists are complex. One moment, there’s a sense of criticism and tension, while a second later, it all turns into a celebration as we drink...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but are London’s young designers not the very best in the world? You can barely swing a cat around here without hitting some sort of talented...
It’s a bit shit in London at the moment isn’t it? Not a whole lot to be cheery about. See this, then, as your little ray of hope in the form of this season’s NEWGEN recipients. A...
The number 10 has a certain je ne sais quoi to it, non? Clearly the British Fashion Council agree, announcing this morning the ten designers who will receive NEWGEN Men sponsorship for SS17. Which...
After a short interlude, we are back with the Christmas related posts. There’s that Christmas song about somebody’s true love and giving them strange presents. On the second day of...
Drop everything – mere moments ago, the BFC announced the recipients of NEWGEN MEN sponsorship for AW16. And there’s ten of them. Which is a good number, I think you’ll agree? So,...
To quote directly from the press release because, well we can, “the British Fashion Council has today announced nine of London’s brightest emerging talents who will receive sponsorship to...
Look, a gathering of men – and a woman – upon a rooftop. It’s a bit like the chimney sweeps in Mary Poppins. Only these aren’t chimney sweeps. No, they are fashion designers, menswear...
Look, a gathering of men – and a woman – upon a rooftop. It’s a bit like the chimney sweeps in Mary Poppins. Only these aren’t chimney sweeps. No, they are fashion designers, menswear...
Meet Cottweiler, also known as Ben Cottrell and Matthew Dainty, dynamic menswear duo and the newest members of NEWGEN’s motley crew. They’ve just got sponsorship from the BFC’s scheme, thanks...
Look, a gathering of men – and a woman – upon a rooftop. It’s a bit like the chimney sweeps in Mary Poppins. Only these aren’t chimney sweeps. No, they are fashion designers, menswear...
“What makes you so special?” we’re asking one another in the office this afternoon. No, another deadline cat fight isn’t ensuing, we’re just wondering whether any of us would ever have...
Drum roll please – the British Fashion Council has announced the NEWGEN MEN recipients for AW15 and they are: Agi & Sam, Astrid, Craig, Lee and Nasir, all of whom have bagged catwalk funding...
Exciting news for all fans of young fashion talent: the British Fashion Council has announced its latest crop of bright sparks that will be receiving sponsorship from NEWGEN sponsored by TOPSHOP....
THE BFC ANNOUNCE NEWGEN MEN RECIPIENTS FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2015 How do we announce the recipients of S/S 15’s New Gen Men, without it turning into some kind of terribly official sounding,...
MARY KATRANTZOU: JOINS NEWGEN COMMITTEE Mary’s been having a very good year. A very good few days actually – as well as launching her e-commerce site yesterday, today it’s been...
THE BFC ANNOUNCE AUTUMN/WINTER 2014 NEWGEN MEN RECIPIENTS Obviously we feel ‘10’ has a certain ring to it, so aren’t surprised to find that the BFC have awarded a whopping 10 brands NEWGEN men...
NEWGEN MEN: ANNOUNCE RECIPIENTS FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2014 Loving this group portrait, arriving with the announcement of S/S 14’s NEWGEN MEN recipients. It’s somewhere between a ‘class...
NEWGEN: HERE COME THE WINNERS… …taking it all in the words of Abba! Here they are on the steps outside Somerset House earlier today having their picture taken to immortalise the moment....
TOPMAN/NEWGEN MEN: MENSWEAR RULES BRITANNIA Though we’d like to advise those visiting in the next few months that there’s far more to see in London than unreliable red buses, and the Mr....
NEWGEN MEN: S/S 2013 RECIPIENTS CELEBRATION AT SOHO HOUSE How W1 has evolved over the years. Basements on Old Compton used to be reserved for less blog-able activities, but last night Soho’s...
NEWGEN MEN: S/S 2013 RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED Off for a few bevvies down our favourite locale yesterday evening- Old Compton Street, where celebrations were underway at Soho House for the recipients of...
TOPSHOP & NICK KNIGHT: 10 YEARS OF NEWGEN Has it really been 10 years already? Doesn’t time fly? Though we wouldn’t be surprised if they were lying. We’d be celebrating our...
NEWGEN Sponsorship for emerging fashion talent A/W 2012: Catwalk sponsorship: David Koma, Holly Fulton, J.JS Lee, J.W. Anderson, Michael van der Ham and Simone Rocha Presentation sponsorship:...
For many of us quarantining in London, there’s probably nothing you want more at the moment than to flee the city to be at home with your family. In times of such uncertainty, there’s no...
Piero D’Angelo I will go anywhere in search of what young people are thinking about fashion. I want to be surprised, eager to have my preconceptions shaken by radical innovators. But I never...
Whoever said spending sleepless nights on YouTube can’t be useful lied. Well, at least according to Bianca Saunders who found her inspiration for the AW20 collection during one of those video...
Most of us have had an edgy phase at some point in our lives. It usually lands slap bang in the middle of your teens. The music you listen to gets darker, the eyeliner you plaster on gets heavier and...
One oak boardroom table, paper coffee cups scattered sparsely and a chorus of terrifically tailored formalwear. No, this wasn’t an old episode of The Apprentice. And thankfully it wasn’t Lord...
Even though fashion month hasn’t officially started yet (New York Fashion Week is kicking off tomorrow), it doesn’t really mean the catwalks are empty. Last night, at the Fitzrovia Chapel...
The highlight of every classic RuPaul‘s Drag Race episode centres around a good ol’ wig reveal. After Roxxxy Andrews actioned a simple tear-away from a curly blow-out to a dusty blonde...
The sense of community is truly what sets Marques’Almeida apart from other young brands. Although they might use the occasional hashtag from time to time, their approach isn’t about hype, focused...
I hate to admit it, but I’m a reoccurring culprit when it comes to jumping out of bed last minute. That twenty-minute panicked indecisiveness of choosing to shower or chow down on a bowl of...
Before the madness of London Fashion Week Men’s commenced, the master of the chunky loafer announced his return. This coming Autumn, as Womenswear Daily reported, Patrick Cox will be back on the...
“What we do every season is the alternative creative masculinity and this time the dresses were the first things we started with and built it from there,” said Per Götesson backstage. “This...
First look out: a black pair of trousers and a black t-shirt. Was this a new, minimal era of Liam Hodges? Not quite. Primitive futurism mixed with cyberpunk ideologies in a cast of individuals, each...
Photograph by Markn It’s that time of year again. Dig out your rarest pair of Cottweiler trackies, or the baggiest Martine Rose sweatshirt you own – London Fashion Week Men’s SS20 is...
I’ve always found something creepy about the idea of men’s jewellery. There’s the Italian mafioso chomping down on a greasy pizza with his pinkie trapped by a fat golden signet on...
Alighieri AW19 Jewellery is defined as “personal ornaments” usually containing jewels and/ or made from precious metals. Whether you stack yours up or take a more restrained minimal...
Walking up the Greenwich peninsula feels like stepping into a space station in some galaxy far, far away. Metal structures popping up left, right and central, blocking the view of the “old...
Sportswear met saris for Supriya Lele’s sexily sumptuous SS19 collection. Dressed in the designer’s signature lo-fi luxury layered designs, models stood confidently cool in a set designed by Amy...
If you know anything about Marta Jakubowski you’ll know she’s a load of fun. And if you took one look at her collection you’d know that the clothes she designs are too. This season our...
For the cultural melting pot that London as a city represents, there’s only a few Middle Eastern identities celebrated at London Fashion Week Men’s. The NEWGEN designer Paria Farzaneh is one of...
Ten Towers is positively humming with excitement this morning at the news of Molly Goddard’s BFC/Vogue crowning yesterday evening. Among a very strong shortlist of fellow nominees and having...
The fashion world is changing: the production, show and buying systems are evolving every season. In many ways, things have never been more difficult for a young designer – students, too. So how do...
Remember when Blue Peter used to do those bring and buy sales? Well, this is like that. Except, not really, as you neither have to bring nor buy, but donate. To a cause that is very close to the...
The name of Ben Cottrell and Matt Dainty’s London- based menswear label comes from a combination of the former’s surname and the latter’s mother’s maiden name. Which somehow fit perfectly...
TOPMAN: MENSWEAR RULES BRITANNIA- A CHARITABLE AFFAIR FOR NEWGEN MEN True patriots at 10 Towers, our love of British design and the monarchy goes hand in hand with Tompan’s new range of...
Topman’s S/S 12 collection. The BFC have announced plans for a new way to showcase London’s Menswear collections. Running from the 15th to the 17th of June, London Collections: Men will...
FROM THE VAULT (SUMMER 2011) NAME: Mary Katrantzou AGE: 28 OCCUPATION: designer CURRENT EMPLOYER: Mary Katrantzou FIRST JOB IN FASHION? “Sophia Kokosalaki” WHAT’S NEW? “A collaboration with...
