BFC Annual Report 2014-2015
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2 BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL 2014 THE UK FASHION INDUSTRY INDUSTRY FASHION UK THE CONTRIBUTES £26 BILLION TO THE UK THE ECONOMY. TO 5 1 4– 1 OVERVIEW BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL 2014 3 BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL 2014–15 ANNUAL REVIEW CONTENTS 9 Chairman’s Letter 51 PILLARS 15 OVERVIEW 55 BUSINESS 24 Mission Statement 60 Training & Mentoring 61 Designer Support Pathway 62 NEWGEN 25 Our Aim 64 NEWGEN Men 70 BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund 28 Five Pillars 76 BFC Fashion Trust 78 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 88 Headonism 30 Pillar Presidents 90 Rock Vault BFC Fashion Film 34 Governance 91 Fashion Business Network 92 LONDON show ROOMS 5 1 Funding 4– 1 Executive Board 97 REPUTATION Patrons 106 London Fashion Week 36 Advisory Board 126 Vodafone London Fashion Weekend 132 London Collections Men 158 British Fashion Awards 38 Business & Cultural Ambassadors 174 Positive Fashion 175 Fashion Arts Foundation Press Committee 179 Diversity 180 BFC Partnerships BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 40 Calendar of Events 189 EDUCATION 194 Education Foundation Scholarships 195 Apprenticeships Post Graduate Traineeship Colleges Council 196 Annual Programme Graduate Preview Day Heads of Course Seminar 197 Creative Pattern Cutting Seminar Competitions 199 INNOVATION & DIGITAL 211 INVESTMENT 216 Fashion Forum 226 THE BFC TEAM 6 7 CHAIRMAN’S LETTER In 2014–15 the British Fashion Council focused on The fashion industry lost two incredible champions of consolidating its activity to enable it to build the most talent. Professor Louise Wilson OBE has left the most robust platform to start, develop and grow a designer incredible legacy of talent development and creation. fashion business. Much of the activity delivered this year Her passing was a stark call to action for the industry is groundwork for this focus. It is only through industry to invest in its pipeline of talent through education from collaboration that this will become viable in the long-term Foundation Year to MA. Anne Tyrrell MBE, also passed and with that in mind many new patrons have joined the away this year. As Chair of the BFC’s Colleges Council, British Fashion Council this year, demonstrating the Anne focused on developing skills, training and creating industry’s enthusiasm to work together. employment opportunities for graduating students every year. The British Fashion Council will work to honour the A great deal of planning has gone into future proofing names of both of these incredible women. British Fashion Council activity. We completed a six-year partnership with Vodafone and in March this year There are many who give their time pro bono to assist announced that Sunglass Hut will become the principal the British Fashion Council team to deliver our strategy sponsor of London Fashion Week, enabling us to deliver and shared goals. I would like to thank all of our Pillar a new format fashion week from 2015–16. We launched Presidents, ambassadors, committee members and the Digital & Innovation and Business Pillars and mentors for their time and dedication in making this 5 1 delivered our inaugural Fashion Forum. industry what it is today. We wouldn’t be able to deliver 4– 1 half of the activity we do were it not for our patrons, London Collections Men extended by one day and sponsors, suppliers and our many friends and partners. is now, led by Chairman Dylan Jones OBE, seen as Thank you. a leading global menswear showcase with increased designer participation. As part of the global outreach we announced our first international ambassador, Hu Bing, who will form just part of our strategy of OVERVIEW engagement in China. The British Fashion Awards doubled its media coverage, BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 putting the excellence of both British and international talent in the spotlight. Natalie Massenet MBE 8 9 WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING AND DIVERSE COLLECTIONS SHOWN HERE IN LONDON. BRITISH TALENT HEADS UP SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BRANDS AROUND THE 5 1 4– 1 WORLD. WE PIONEER CREATIVITY AND BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL WE CHAMPION BUSINESS. WE TRAIN OVERVIEW BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 FUTURE THINKERS AND CREATIVE NATALIE MASSENETNATALIE MBE GENIUSES TOGETHER WITH FASHION MASSENETNATALIE MBE INNOVATORS AND BUSINESS LEADERS. LONDON IS A TRULY GLOBAL HUB FOR FASHION AND OUR INFLUENCE IS FELT ALL OVER THE WORLD. 10 11 ROKSANDA SS15 14 BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 2014–15 OVERVIEW EMILIA WICKSTEAD SS15 OVERVIEW 17 THE BRITISH FASHION INDUSTRY HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER, NOR HAS ITS REACH AND SCOPE. BRITISH FASHION IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL 5 1 IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY ITS 4– 1 BRITISH GQ BRITISH MENSWEAR. LONDON IS THE CRUCIBLE GQ BRITISH OF CREATIVITY, AND THAT IS ON OVERVIEW BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 DYLAN JONES OBE DISPLAY IN THE SHOWROOMS OF DYLAN JONES OBE DESIGNERS, ON THE STREET, AND ON THE CATWALK DURING EVERY SHOW DURING LONDON FASHION WEEK AND LONDON COLLECTIONS MEN. 18 19 BURBERRY PRORSUM SS15 THE BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL IS A THROUGH ADVOCACY, PROMOTION NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATION THAT AND SHOWCASING EVENTS BOTH AIMS TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS IN THE UK AND KEY EXPORT 5 1 OF THE BRITISH FASHION INDUSTRY MARKETS, THE BRITISH FASHION 4– 1 AND ITS DESIGNER BUSINESSES BY COUNCIL ASSISTS IN THE GROWTH HARNESSING AND SHARING THE AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE OVERVIEW COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE DESIGNER FASHION INDUSTRY BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 AND RESOURCES OF THE SECTOR. TO UK PLC AND ENHANCES THE INTERNATIONAL, CULTURAL AND CREATIVE REPUTATION OF OUR WHOLE INDUSTRY. 22 23 MISSION STATEMENT OUR AIM THE BRITISH OUR AMBITION IS 5 1 4– 1 FASHION COUNCIL TO STRATEGICALLY LEADS THE FASHION REPOSITION BRITISH INDUSTRY THROUGH FASHION IN THE OVERVIEW BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 CREATIVE INFLUENCE. GLOBAL FASHION ECONOMY. 24 25 26 ED BURSTELL LIBERTY LONDON FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES JUST WHEN YOU THINK LONDON HAS HAS LONDON THINK YOU WHEN JUST PEAKED, IT REACHES A NEW LEVEL. ANEW REACHES IT PEAKED, 5 1 4– 1 OVERVIEW BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 ED BURSTELL LIBERTY LONDON FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES 27 FIVE PILLARS We have refocused our mentoring programmes to create BUSINESS new opportunities to support more businesses. We are developing an online portal to create open access to business support information and seminars. WE IDENTIFIED FIVE PILLARS We are increasing the international profile of British REPUTATION fashion and British Fashion Council-led events, working with strategic partners globally to champion our industry. THROUGH WHICH WE HAVE FOCUSED We aim for our event experiences and content to exceed all expectations, to attract new audiences and further OUR ENERGY AND THE SUPPORT develop our reputation for professionalism and creativity. 5 1 4– 1 SO GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY We aim to attract talented young people into the EDUCATION industry, both through further education scholarships ORGANISATIONS, INDIVIDUALS and vocational routes to learn much needed skills. Business education is a new strand to this strategy, working with business colleges to attract future AND GLOBAL INFLUENCERS FROM fashion business leaders. OVERVIEW OTHER SECTORS. BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 We want British businesses to follow in the footsteps INNOVATION of its brands and lead in innovation and digital. We are identifying challenges to support more businesses to get & DIGITAL online, to continue to launch new technology and to look CREATIVITY IS AT THE HEART OF at using it to support businesses to be more efficient. EVERYTHING WE DO AND IS THE We aim to attract more investors into the sector, HALLMARK OF SUCCESS OF EVERY INVESTMENT establishing early stage investment vehicles underpinned by philanthropy and prepare designer businesses to be BRITISH FASHION BUSINESS. investor ready. 28 29 PRESIDENTS BUSINESS Each of the five strategic pillars has been appointed James McArthur a President who, along with the British Fashion Council Senior Management Team, drive forward each element of the strategy. REPUTATION Sophia Neophitou 10 Magazine EDUCATION Meribeth Parker Sarah Mower MBE 5 1 BFC Ambassador for Emerging Talent 4– 1 INNOVATION & DIGITAL Peter Fitzgerald Google UK OVERVIEW INVESTMENT PILLAR PRESIDENTS BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 Jonathan Goodwin Lepe Partners 30 31 AW15 DESIGNER FAUSTINE STEINMETZ AW15 GOVERNANCE EXECUTIVE BOARD An Executive Board was established Natalie Massenet MBE Chairman in 2009 with the appointment of Caroline Rush CBE the organisation’s first full-time Chief Executive management team. The Executive Simon Ward Board meets 10 times per year and Chief Operating Officer is responsible for setting the overall Anya Hindmarch MBE Non-Executive Director strategy of the business. Christopher Inman OBE The Executive Board briefs an industry Treasurer Advisory Board quarterly on strategy, PATRONS 2014 –15 5 achievements and challenges. 1 Amazon Fashion 4– 1 FUNDING AMERICAN EXPRESS Arcadia Group Bicester Village The British Fashion Council is funded by industry patrons Burberry SS15 and commercial partners. It receives grant support from the Condé Nast Publications Mayor of London to enable it to strengthen the content and Debenhams OVERVIEW international profile of London Fashion Week (LFW) and the Eiesha Bharti Pasricha ERDEM profile and impact of London’s designers. Fenwick Limited GAP Funding from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) supports Grazia BFC ANNUAL REVIEW 20 specific initiatives that directly deliver increased Harrods opportunities for British businesses to grow export sales. Harvey Nichols Since July 2011, the European Regional Development Fund Hearst Magazines UK (ERDF) Programme 2007–2013 has supported LONDON House of Fraser show ROOMS, London Collections Men, the BFC’s HSBC business support seminars and digital showcasing. Hunter ISSA London The BFC prides itself in developing long-term partnerships Jimmy Choo with sponsors for its events and initiatives, delivering John Lewis Partnership opportunities for both designers and partners alike. Karen Millen Kering The BFC thanks all of its patrons, partners and sponsors KPMG LLP who have helped make the growth and profile of the Land Securities designer sector possible.