Mary Katrantzou joins BFC NEWGEN selection committee

 

The British Fashion Council has announced that Mary Katrantzou will join the NEWGEN selection committee for autumn / winter 2014. Mary is the first designer to sit on the panel, who meet today to select the designers who will receive support to show at London Fashion Week in February 2014. A previous recipient of the initiative, Mary first received NEWGEN, sponsored by TOPSHOP, support for her collection in spring / summer 2009 and has graduated through both the British Fashion Council’s (BFC) NEWGEN and Fashion Forward initiatives. The NEWGEN selection committee forms mentoring support groups for NEWGEN designers, alongside a series of focused seminars and 1:1 workshops delivered by the British Fashion Council and support from TOPSHOP, the long-term partner of NEWGEN, who commit access to their team’s vast knowledge on all aspects of the business, to assist the designers as they build their own infrastructure and skills.