Piers Atkinson, the British milliner who has crowned the likes of Anna Dello Russo and Princess Beatrice with his whimsical toppers, has love on his mind. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Atkinson has collaborated with English jewelry house David Morris to create a diamond, ruby, and sapphire Cupid’s arrow hat pin, as well as [...]

As part of a program for the 2012 London Olympics, the British Fashion Council has announced it will showcase 80 emerging designers from around the globe. Embassies and cultural institutions in London will play host to their respective country’s designers, and on February 19, the BFC will announce the winner. [WWD]“I love underwear. We all [...]

As a development of the Men’s day at London fashion week, the British Fashion Council has just announced a new menswear showcase, entitled London Collections: Men, set to launch June 2012.London Collections: Men, running June 15-17, will have most of the same brands and designers who participate in Men’s day, selected by chairman and GQ [...]

This morning, the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the three womenswear designers—Mary Katrantzou, Henry Holland, and Louise Gray—and one menswear designer, James Long, who have been awarded the Fashion Forward sponsorship for two consecutive seasons of London shows. Long is the first menswear designer to receive funding from the Fashion Forward program. They are in [...]

Fifteen emerging designers, including Thomas Tait, J.W. Anderson, and Christopher Raeburn, were announced by the British Fashion Council today as winners of its NEWGEN sponsorship. The designers, who follow in the footsteps of alumni like Alexander McQueen, Jonathan Saunders, and Christopher Kane, will receive support from the Topshop-sponsored program to show at London fashion week [...]

Menswear takes the stage today in London for LFW’s dedicated Man Day. And few better places for it. “The menswear scene in London has exploded in the past few years,” says Style.com’s Tim Blanks, and now in association with www.thecorner.com and the British Fashion Council, he’s working to support some of the rising stars. Tomorrow, [...]

With women’s fashion weeks just around the corner, designers are scrambling to get their preparations in order—and those charitably inclined are reaching for their checkbooks. The latest boost comes courtesy of the British Fashion Council’s Fashion Forward Prize, which was presented last night in London. Peter Pilotto, Todd Lynn, and Meadham Kirchhoff all walked away [...]

The fire trucks were summoned to Ciano in New York City’s Flatiron district—site of last night’s cocktails, hosted by Ed Westwick and Georgia May Jagger (left) for up-and-coming London designers—by a small fire in a wood-burning oven. The firemen had it under control in a matter of moments, but they didn’t seem to want to [...]

We confess: It’s hard to click through our complete London coverage without getting a little covetous of the goods hitting the English runways. But good news has arrived for stateside shoppers looking to get their hands on some U.K. goods: The British Fashion Council and the e-retailer thecorner.com have teamed up to offer some of [...]

Though 25 years is a long time in fashion years, it’s not quite the Stone Age. Still, that was the theme Jeremy Scott adopted for the fancy dress party he threw to celebrate the British Fashion Council’s 25th anniversary. Stone Age dress-up could mean only one thing—Flintstones! But no, Scott found another wellspring: Toto Coelo, [...]