For almost nine years now, Fashion Fringe has been dedicated to unearthing the most promising talents in fashion and offering them an industry-recognised platform from which to transform their passions into a viable business. We recently re-launched the Fashion Fringe blog, bringing it front and centre of our sparkly new website, in a concerted effort to [...]
The heat of the summer has taken it’s hold of the studios at LCF, and the past few weeks have been filled with intensive studio work and mentoring sessions. Being a Fashion Fringe Finalist has really taught me such valuable information about the industry that I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to learn. A [...]
I can’t believe we’re half way through. It feels like time has sped past and each day that finishes, we’re one step closer. The schedules on my ‘scheduling corner’ (RIGHT) are filling up with red dots – finished patterns, toiles, and final samples. I feel on-track although there is still a mountain of things to [...]
Finding your own fitting model is one of the first steps for creating a collection. She is really the mirror of the show to come. Putting things on her will be the first sign of either ‘oh no, this design is not working…’ or more often, ideally, ‘Yes! It’s working. She looks great in it!’. [...]
We’ve recently finished two weeks of business mentoring at Burberry, an experience I’ll take forward as such a privilege and honour. It’s truly been amazing. Shadowing each department and observing how they all interact with such open transparency, in such an organic process, has been fascinating and a real pleasure. It’s been a real insight [...]
After running my own label for the past two years, the idea of being selected as a Fashion Fringe Finalist is something quite surreal. I have dreamed of such an opportunity my whole life. The days before the final selection were incredibly nerve-wracking; the possibilities floated through my mind and left me quite overwhelmed. We [...]
I almost didn’t apply for Fashion Fringe, but thankfully I pushed through and really went for it – and what an experience this has been! I couldn’t be happier about the way it’s all gone so far. The application process, intense and soul-searching, had me asking really important questions about how I see myself as [...]
In the morning of the Fashion Fringe technical day, I sat in a cafe opposite to LCF. I wanted to gather my thoughts and so ended up sitting there trying to spot the other Semi Finalists from their description on Fashion Fringe website. There was a girl with a great pout and sunnies sitting outside [...]
Last Monday the great and the good of the British Fashion industry congregated at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow for the annual Scottish Fashion Awards. We were absolutely delighted to see three Fringe Alumni nominated in different categories: Corrie Nielsen (Winner 2010): Best Use of Scottish Fabric by International Designer Alice Palmer (Finalist 2010): Scottish [...]
Today saw the announcement of our ten Semi-Finalists, shortlisted by Christopher Bailey for the 2012 Fashion Fringe award. Exciting times for us, but even more so for each of them. Our exceptionally talented ten are, in alphabetical order: Cornel Bolt (Cornel Bolt) Dobrowolski Af Rosenborg (Heta Dobrowolski & Caroline af Rosenborg) Dejan (Dejan Agatonovic) Fischer [...]