The British Fashion Council has announced a new menswear initiative that will showcase 13 menswear design talents in London on Wednesday 25th February 2009. This has grown out of the huge success of MAN, a joint partnership between TOPMAN, and Fashion East, which for the past eight seasons has presented British menswear design talent during London Fashion Week. MAN will be first on the catwalk, at 2pm, in the BFC Tent in the grounds of the Natural History Museum.
MAN has been instrumental in raising the profile of new British menswear designers to an international audience. In recognition of this success, Fashion East’s Lulu Kennedy and TOPMAN have, with the support from the British Fashion Council and the London Development Agency, curated London Fashion Week’s first dedicated menswear line-up.
Read the full press release for showcase line-up and full details:
www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/menswearshowcase
Menswear Showcase Provisional Schedule:
| 2pm | MAN show – James Long / Christopher Shannon/JW Anderson/Topman Design | BFC Tent, SW7 |
| 3pm | Film screening by Sibling, plus installations by Jaiden rVa James, Katie Eary and Martine Rose | 5 Cromwell Place, SW7 |
| 4pm | b Store catwalk show Tim Soar catwalk show | BFC Tent, SW7 |
| 4.45pm | Carolyn Massey catwalk show | BFC Tent, SW7 |
| 5.30-7pm | E.Tautz | Savile Row, W1 |
| 7-9pm | New Power Studio – Installation | EC1 |
Hilary Riva, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council commented ‘We are delighted to support this exciting Initiative showcasing menswear talent at London Fashion Week.’
Lulu Kennedy, Fashion East said ‘It’s exciting to be expanding the MAN project and getting wider recognition for the brilliant menswear coming out of London.’
‘The initial MAN concept was to provide a platform for the wealth of menswear talent that was going unnoticed in the UK. From its modest inception eight seasons ago, to an established talent launch pad, this season MAN has curated a significantly larger showcase at LFW: a testament to the amount of creative menswear designers operating in Britain today. Our aim is to nurture this showcase and grow it organically from season to season It’s a very exciting prospect.’
Gordon Richardson, Design Director, Topman.
‘MAN has created a whole new momentum in the London menswear scene. It’s growing in profile and importance every season.’
Tim Blanks, Style.com
British Fashion Council and London Fashion Week Press
Gemma Ebelis/Kate McGee
Crush Communications
Tel +44 (0) 20 7851 4655
gemma@crushcommunications.co.uk
kate@crushcommunications.co.uk
Topman Press Office
Kelly Reed
Public Relations Manager
Tel +44 (0) 20 7291 2721
kelly.reed@topman.com
Fashion East
Lulu Kennedy
Tel +44 (0) 20 7770 6150
lulu@fashioneast.co.uk
MAN
Press – George MacPherson
Starworks London
Tel +44(0)20 7318 0400
MAN@starworkslondon.com
Source: London Fashion Week
