– ENDS –
London Fashion Week runs 16th – 20th September 2016
For press enquiries please contact:
Joanna Thompson, British Fashion Council
joanna.thompson@britishfashioncouncil.com |+44 (0) 20 7759 1950
For Rock Vault enquiries please contact:
Verity Onions, British Fashion Council
verity.onions@britishfashioncouncil.com | +44 (0) 20 7759 1963
For Stephen Webster enquiries please contact:
Alexander Atkins, Stephen Webster
alexander.atkins@stephenwebster.com | +1 212 235 5580
The British Fashion Council (BFC) was set up in 1983 to promote British fashion internationally and co-ordinate this
promotion through fashion weeks, exhibitions and showcasing events. The BFC now supports designers beginning at
college level and extending to talent identification, business support and showcasing schemes to help British designer
businesses develop their profiles and business globally and promote British fashion and its influential role in Britain and
London. The BFC Colleges Council offers support to students through its Foundation, BA and MA scholarships, links with
industry through design competitions and Graduate Preview Day. Talent identification and business support schemes
include the BFC Fashion Film sponsored by River Island; BFC Rock Vault; BFC Headonism; BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund
supported by Vertu; BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund; NEWGEN sponsored by TOPSHOP and NEWGEN MEN sponsored by
TOPMAN. The British Fashion Council supports Boden’s Future British initiative. Showcasing initiatives and events include
London Fashion Week, London Collections Men, LONDON show ROOMS, the BFC Fashion Arts Foundation, International
Fashion Showcase, London Fashion Weekend and the annual celebration of excellence in the fashion industry: The Fashion
Awards.