Emerging Fervour

Most of you have heard of Antwerp, the diamond capital of Europe. But I’m writing about a different reason – Antwerp’s prestigious Royal Academy has just finished it’s annual 3 day show bringing in a wave of new designers.  Peter Pilotto (we covered him back during LFW), Alexandra Vershueren, Yuima Nakazato and Elise Gettliffe to name a few are some of many that have graduated from the Royal Academy.  The level of quality is high and any of the new graduates could be part of the already famous Made in Belgium says Dazed Digital.

Matthieu Thouvenot

Niels Peerander

Terumasa Nakayima

So I thought I’d try and get your attention with this massive image, taken during S/S 10 back in September. As I said in my previous post, we’ve just been really overwhelmed with the support we’ve been getting and everyday we’re adding to our things to cover. So I’ve mentioned ON|OFF, which we’re planning on covering extensively, but there’s also Somerset House Exhibitions – which is just my favourite… it’s a place where lots of fabulous designers will be showcasing their collections including accessories, ready-to-wear, installations, Headonism (the millinery exhibition), the Lingerie Boudoir, the NEWGEN exhibition, estethica, the new Digital Presentation Space, Made by Scandinavians showcase and a whole load more.

For a full list of the designers exhibiting at Somerset House, check the Exhibitors section on the LFW site.

Righty… enough with the small talk and time for my top 5 exhibitors at Somerset House this season. As we’ve already covered BodyAmr and Beautiful Soul, we needn’t declare our love all over again…they know we love them!

Ada Zanditon ∨

We’ll also be covering the Ada Zanditon catwalk during LFW – can’t wait!

Omar Kashoura ∨

The best of the British and international fashion industries including Claudia Schiffer, Eva Herzigova, Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Dame Vivienne Westwood gathered last night at the Royal Courts of Justice for the British Fashion Awards, hosted by Lauren Laverne.

Accessories designer Holly Fulton walked away from the night with a Swarovski Emerging Talent Award for Accessories and emerging ready-to-wear fashion designer Peter Pilotto took the Swarovski Emerging Talent Award for Ready-to-Wear – check out the full list of winners here

Check out the video highlights