London - Bath Spa University student Stephanie Kitchen was awarded the top prize at the close of the 2013 FAD Competition at Fashion Scout in Covent Garden.

Fashion label Khogy from Colombo, Sri Lanka displayed their new fish-skin collection at the International Fashion Showcase during London Fashion Week.

As part of the International Fashion Showcase, organised by the British Council during London Fashion Week, Ministry of Creative Affairs is the entry from Estonia. Curated by FreshEst, a platform created by Estonian Design Centre to promote Estonian design abroad, the exhibition at London’s Horse Hospital features four designers around a fairytale fashion film set in a -20C Estonian winter.

This London Fashion Week, Bally revealed its one-off ready-to-wear collaboration with Central Saint Martins MA Fashion course at the Savoy Hotel, London.

A group of 18 first year fashion students from Kingston University got an early taste of exhibiting at London Fashion Week alongside top British artist and designer Dr Noki at Somerset House.

To celebrate the past ten years of Fashion Awareness Direct, the creative charity put on a retrospective runway show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout showcasing the winning designs from the past decade alongside the finalists’ AW 2012-13 collections.

For the past five seasons, Vauxhall Fashion Scout has helped to launch the careers of a new generation of talented fashion designers. This year’s ones to watch showed their AW 2012 collections on 17 February in a runway show set in the Freemason’s Hall, London.

Tomorrow night sees the FAD 10 Charity Gala Show at Vaxuhall Fashion Scout’s London venue Freemasons’ Hall. The catwalk show is a celebration of the last ten years of FAD (Fashion Awareness Direct), dedicated to nurturing and supporting young talent in the UK. It will showcase past winning designs plus innovative new collections. ARTS THREAD looks at some highlights to watch out for.

ARTS THREAD went along to the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Exhibition today to admire the collections of 18 exciting fashion designers.

During London Fashion Week, the creative charity FAD (Fashion Awareness Direct) gave 25 young, up-and-coming fashion designers from London and Manchester the incredible opportunity to produce and show their designs in a runway show in front of industry professionals from the likes of Marie Claire and River Island.