British Fashion Council Foundation announces its 2024/25 NEWGEN recipients
Date Posted: Wednesday 5th June 2024
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the designers selected for the 2024/25 NEWGEN programme. NEWGEN is the BFC’s longest-standing and most internationally celebrated emerging talent support and showcasing initiative. BFC NEWGEN in partnership with Pull&Bear supports the very best emerging talent and aims to build global, responsible fashion brands of the future. Each year, a cohort of designers is identified for their creativity, strong design aesthetic and point of difference by industry-led panels chaired by Sarah Mower MBE, BFC Ambassador for Emerging Talent.
For 2024/25, the designers selected are:
- AARON ESH
- ANCUȚA SARCA
- Charlie Constantinou
- Chet Lo
- DERRICK
- DI PETSA
- HARRI
- JOHANNA PARV
- Karoline Vitto
- Kazna Asker
- Leo Carlton
- LUEDER
- MASHA POPOVA
- Paolo Carzana
- Pauline Dujancourt
- Sinéad O’Dwyer
- Steve O Smith
- The Winter House
- TOLU COKER
- YAKU
BFC NEWGEN offers designers financial grants, showcasing opportunities and delivers individual mentoring and training sessions to assist them as they develop their business infrastructure and skills. Last month, the BFC announced Pull&Bear as the new Principal Partner for BFC NEWGEN. The brand will support with direct financial support and mentorship as well as provide a platform for storytelling, through its new experiential vertical ‘Canvas for Creativity’.