2016 Fashion Trust singles out hot London designers for grants

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has singled out 12 of the hottest London-based designers on the capital's fashion scene at the moment to receive the 2016 BFC Fashion Trust grants. Korean creative Eudon Choi, sportswear-inspired label Fyodor Golan and conceptualist Gareth Pugh have all qualified for a portion of the £350,000 (equivalent to over US $500,000) grant. The new label from the ex Marc by Marc Jacobs creative duo Katie Hillier and Luella Bartley, 'Hillier Bartley', is also on the list, as is the winner of the 2015 LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize, Marques'Almeida.

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2016 Fashion Trust singles out hot London designers for grants

H&M announces next designer collaboration is with KENZO

H&M has announced that their next designer collaboration will be with Parisian fashion house KENZO and will launch in November. KENZO Creative Directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon will be bringing the vibrant energy and playful spirit of KENZO to H&M, designing collections for both men and women as well as a range of accessories. Further details are yet to be announced, but since joining KENZO in 2011 Lim and Leon have become known for their use of bold colors and vivid prints combined with global influences and traditions.

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H&M announces next designer collaboration is with KENZO