In numerology the significance of the number 9

has several meanings, among which are

artistic and philanthropic

relevant key words in describing the aims of

the British Fashion Council (BFC) – NEWGEN programme:

artistic:  the creative genius of the winners

philanthropic:  BFC sponsorship package

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The NEWGEN awards identifies emerging fashion design talents

and offers the recipients financial support and industry mentorship

to further augment their brand.

Previous NEWGEN alumni lists an impressive roster:

Matthew Williamson, Mary Katrantzou, Alexander McQueen

to name but a few.

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The current awardees for spring/summer 2014

will present their collections in September

during London Fashion Week.

The winners are …

For Catwalk Sponsorship:

Lucas Nascimento, Simone Rocha, Sister by Sibling

J. JS Lee and Marques’Almeida

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For Presentation Sponsorship:

1205, Sophia Webster and Nasir Mazhar

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For Exhibition Sponsorship:

Liam Fahy

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A bit about these amazing young talents:

Lucas Nascimento

(image from ffw.com.br)

Born in Brazil, 2008 graduate from London College of Fashion,

for last three seasons has shown at Rio Fashion Week

signature:   knitwear innovation

“My pieces are a take on classic cocooning, protective knit,

but with a twist – either in yarn or structure.”

(image from trendhunter.com)

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Simone Rocha

(image from guardian.co.uk)

Born in Dublin, MA 2010 from Central Saint Martins

signature:  “modern and strong yet romantic.”

trademark piece:  floating perspex brogue

Floating Perspex Brogue

(openingceremony.us)

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Sister by Sibling

design trio:  Sid Bryan, Joe Bates and Cozette McCreery

(image from uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com)

The designers hail from Yorkshire, Leicester and London respectively;

they have each worked for various design brands and labels

signature:  knitwear with a sense of humour

(image from tumblr.com)

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J.  JS Lee

(image from vogue.co.uk)

Born in Seoul, Korea

graduated with an MA in Womenswear 2007, Central Saint Martins

signature:  “chic, minimalist and modern tailoring

(image from modefabriek.nl)

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Marques’Almeida

design duo:  Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida

(image from fashion-enterprise.com)

Both graduated in 2007 from CITEX Fashion School, Portugal

and received MA degrees in Fashion, Central Saint Martins

signature:  “raw, young, effortless, lived-in”

trademark piece:  “oversized distressed denim T-shirt

with heavily frayed edges.”

(image from fashion156.com)

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1205

by designer Paula Gerbase

(image from zimbio.com)

Born in Brazil, studied womenswear at Central Saint Martins

signature:  “restrained modern tailoring”

(images from 1205.eu)

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Sophia Webster

(image from guardian.co.uk)

Studied at the Royal College of Art and shoe design at Cordwainers

design assistant to Nicholas Kirkwood since 2010

signature:  “single soles, feminine lines and strong silhouettes

trademark piece:  “the Aztec open-toe bootie”

(image from fashionide.tumblr.com)

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Nasir Mazhar

(image from timeout.com)

Worked with theatrical designer Mark Wheeler, trained with Jane Smith

signature:  brings urban edge millinery creations

“the box peak cap”

trademark piece:  the ZX300 cap (bully cap)

ZX300 cap

(image from farfetch.com)

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Liam Fahy

(image from liamfahy.com)

Born in Zimbabwe, studied shoe design at De Montfort University

signature:  “anything that makes a woman look and feel sexy.”

trademark piece:  ‘The Charlotte’

(image from zankyou)

The Charlotte

in lilac satin

~

Congo

s/s 2013

(image by shoerazzi.com)

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