Press Release 12

th December 2008

FASHION TALENT AWARDED NEW GENERATION SPONSORSHIP

FOR AUTUMN/WINTER 2009/10 24 exciting new fashion designer businesses receive British Fashion Council New Gen sponsorship, supported by

Topshop to show at London Fashion Week in February 2009.

The recipients of New Gen, sponsored by Topshop are:

Catwalk sponsorship: Danielle Scutt, House of Holland, Louise Goldin, Mark Fast, Mary Katrantzou, Meadham

Kirchhoff, Nasir Mazhar and Peter Pilotto.

Exhibition sponsorship: Anna Vince, Borba Margo, Craig Lawrence, Cooperative Designs, David David, Emilio

de la Morena, Felder•Felder, Fred Butler, Hannah Marshall, House of Holland, KTZ, Krystof Strozyna, Louise Gray,

Mark Fast, Mary Katrantzou, Meadham Kirchhoff, Nicholas Kirkwood, Peter Pilotto.

This will see Mary Katrantzou, Mark Fast and Nasir Mazhar on the official show schedule for the first time.

First time exhibitors are knitwear designers Craig Lawrence and Mark Fast both of whom take a craft-based

sculptural approach with very different results, KTZ by design duo Sasko Bezovski and Marjan Pejoski, props stylist

and accessories designer Fred Butler, and ready to wear and previous Fashion East designer Louise Gray.

The BFC established New Gen in 1993. Since that date is has become the most internationally recognised talent

identification scheme in the UK. Its alumni includes many great British designers including Alexander McQueen,

Matthew Williamson, Julien Macdonald, Boudicca, Sara Berman, Giles Deacon, Jonathan Saunders and more

recently Christopher Kane and Marios Schwab.

Topshop continues its support of the New Gen scheme for the fifteenth consecutive season. Offering additional

support to designers by providing show venues and commissioning special collections available during London

Fashion Week, Topshop directly contribute to the business development of some of the most exciting design

talents in London today.

Hilary Riva, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council commented “New Gen is the most established element

of the British Fashion Council’s designer support pathway. It is internationally recognised for supporting the best of

London’s emerging design talent, and has a track record of helping to establish some of the world’s most respected

design talents. I have no doubt these new designers will go on to develop successful careers within the industry.”

Mary Homer, Managing Director of Topshop adds "This season we are delighted to be sponsoring the New

Generation scheme for the 15th consecutive season. In the current economic climate, support of emerging

designers and creativity is more important than ever and remains at the centre of our brand ethos.

We are especially excited about the breadth of talent we are supporting this year which amongst others includes

milliners, shoe designers and knitwear specialists. Catwalk designer winners Peter Pilotto, Meadham Kirchhoff, and

Danielle Scutt all received the award for the third consecutive season and are well on their way to creating

successful fledgling businesses following in the footsteps of last seasons stand out designer Louise Goldin who

has just been awarded the ‘Swarovski Emerging Talent Award for Ready to Wear’ at the 2008 British Fashion

Awards.”

London Fashion Week will run from Friday 20th February – Tuesday 24

th February 2009. The Exhibition at London

Fashion Week will run from Saturday 21st – Tuesday 24

th February 2008 and is located in the grounds of the

Natural History Museum, London SW7. For more information visit www.londonfashionweek.co.uk

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For press enquiries regarding New Gen at London Fashion Week please contact:

Gemma Ebelis at Crush Communications, +44 (0)20 7851 4655/ (0)7802 393 411 / gemma@crushcommunications.co.uk

For Topshop enquiries, please contact:

Andrew Leahy at Topshop Press Office, +44 (0) 20 7927 1484 andrew.leahy@topshop.com

For designers wishing to apply for New Gen please contact:

Katie Bain at The British Fashion Council, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7636 7788, katie.bain@britishfashioncouncil.com

EDITORS NOTES:

• The New Gen sponsorship was established in 1993, acting as a promotional launch pad for young designers,

attracting media profile, orders and investment whilst offering encouragement and support for new talent

• Previous New Gen winners include Alexander McQueen, Antonio Berardi, Clements Ribeiro, Julien Macdonald,

Matthew Williamson, Boudicca, Sophia Kokosalaki, Giles Deacon and Jonathan Saunders

• Topshop is a great supporter of young fashion designers in the industry. This is Topshop’s 15th season

working with the British Fashion Council as the New Gen sponsor. Topshop continues to support previous

winners through housing collections in the Boutique space at its flagship store in Oxford Circus, selected stores

nationwide and from www.topshop.com

• The BFC’s talent scouts are Andrew Tucker, fashion writer and lecturer, and Sarah Mower, fashion writer

American Vogue and Style.com

• New Gen designers are selected by an advisory committee which draws from a pool of leading fashion

directors and fashion editors who kindly lend their time and support to the British Fashion Council. This

season’s panel comprised of Rachel Proud – TOPSHOP, Nicola Formichetti – Dazed and Confused,

Francesca Burns – Love Magazine, Melanie Rickey – Grazia, Suzanne Tide-Frater – Buying Consultant, Erin

Mullaney – Browns Focus, Luisa de Paula – Mywardrobe.com, BFC Talent scouts Sarah Mower and Andrew

Tucker.

• London Fashion Week is owned and organised by the British Fashion Council

BIOGRAPHIES:

Anna Vince – (exhibition sponsorship) While training as a saddler at London's prestigious Cordwainer's College Anna

Vince developed an affinity for leather and craftsmanship, which have become her

signature. The later first class Fashion with Textiles degree from Ravensbourne

College lent her work a contemporary edge. In addition to producing her own

ranges Anna has worked as a freelance designer and consultant for clients including

Marks & Spencer, Karen Millen and Robert Cary Williams. She has also created two acclaimed, sell-out capsule

collections for Topshop. Her appeal lies in an ability to blend heritage with modernity through accessories. She

uses home-grown manufacturers to produce her wares and sells in some of the world's most cutting edge outlets.

www.annavince.com Press enquiries: Valery Demure, +44 (0) 20 7254 5897, info@valerydemure.com

Borba Margo – (exhibition sponsorship) Born in 2004, the label is the collaborative love child of Brazilian-born Anderson Borba

DaSilva and Swedish-Polish Jessika Margo Goransson. Mainly self-taught, Anderson

moved to London in 1995 and gained his practical skills whilst working as a tailor for

Her Majesty’s Royal Guards. Jessika left Sweden in 1997 to study a BA in Fashion at

London’s Middlesex University. Borba Margo began as a womenswear label, but its

focus has gradually been re-directed toward accessories, usually made from leather, metal and fabric.

Press enquiries: Valery Demure, +44 (0) 20 7254 5897, info@valerydemure.com

Craig Lawrence – (exhibition sponsorship)

London based and Ipswich born Craig Lawrence’s approach to knitting can only be

described as extreme: reinventing this ancient craft through unexpected use of both

materials and form. Over six seasons, all before graduating from Central Saint Martins,

Craig produced knitwear for conceptual design icon Gareth Pugh and has also made

accessories for Pugh's Paris Fashion Week showroom. Lawrence's other high profile

collaborations include work with Levi's as a Levi's Original, with Cassette Playa, Patrick

Wolf and for Alexander McQueen's McQ internet campaign.

Press enquiries: Alex Carle at Blow PR, +44 (0)20 7463 9449, alex@blow.co.uk

Cooperative Designs – (exhibition sponsorship) Annalisa Dunn and Dorothee Hagemann met on the MA Fashion course at Central

St Martins in London 2007, whilst both specialising in knitwear. Upon graduation

they joined forces to create Cooperative Designs, a platform for like-minded creative

people. Cooperative Designs has created one-off pieces for stylists Jane How,

Sarah Richardson, Jodie Barnes and for designers Hussein Chalayan and

menswear label SOAR. Press enquiries: Katie Curran at Cube, + 44 (0) 20 7242 5483, katie@cubecompany.com

Danielle Scutt – (catwalk sponsorship)

Danielle Scutt’s overtly feminine/masculine collection consists of chiffon dresses, trench

coats, boiler suits, jersey dresses, separates, denim, organza suits, swimwear, jewellery,

belts and sunglasses.

Initially her research tended to lean towards surrealism but this developed and into looking

at pop art with reference to what is deemed acceptable as high and low culture taste.

Her ongoing fascination with the work of Helmut Newton and his highly aesthetically

pleasing imagery of powerful women often boarders the limits of acceptable taste - he himself played outside

bounds by photographing for popular culture magazines such as 'Playboy' hardly considered high culture!

She is fascinated by Richard Hamilton and his methodology with collage, the inspiration of which you can see in

her prints that she constructs (and designs herself) in this way, looking at her own wardrobe and cosmetic objects

such as lipstick casing that she finds seductive, and magazine prints from 69-71 American Vogue magazines, an

era in which the American fashion industry came into it’s own with refreshing cool. She loves everything from that

period, from designer denim, the hairstyles, attitude and advertising particularly cosmetics.

She has even taken Betty Boop images and manipulated the graphic, and collaged patchworks, as well as this

cosmetic imagery, resulting in an expensive, tongue in cheek look from a time when women were creating their

own persona. The lipstick and rocket prints suggest a slightly dangerous, exciting and sexy concept, reminiscent of

Helmut Newton notion of pushing the boundaries.

From Richard Hamilton’s 'Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing', collage of 1956,

she has adopted the ethos that culture should be 'popular, transient, expandable, low cost, mass produced, young,

gimmicky, glamorous and big business'.

She has just shown her collection in both Delhi and Dubai as part of Chivas Fashion Tour.

This will be her second solo show at London Fashion Week when she presents her Autumn/Winter 2009/10

collection in February, and the third time she will enjoy New Generation sponsorship from Topshop.. Press

enquiries: Mandi Lennard Publicity Ltd, +44 (0) 207 729 2770, daniellescutt@ml-pr.com

David David – (exhibition sponsorship) David came to fashion via fine art after graduating from Chelsea College of Art in 1999

and has since been hailed as the ‘poster boy for the London crossover between art and

fashion’ (Sarah Mower, American Vogue). An installation at the MAN show during

London Fashion Week in 2005 was a turning point in developing the brands celebrated

unique style - his hand painted brightly coloured kaleidoscopic patterns, have become

synonymous to the design and intrinsic to his collections. This season David continues to

explore geometric prints in bright, bold colourways on modern sportswear and traditional tailored pieces for men

and women. David David's clients include Samantha Morton, Alice Delall, Agyness Deyn, Sam Taylor-Wood,

M.I.A, Daisy Lowe, Santogold, Block Party, Patrick Wolf. Stocked at Dover Street Market & Matches London,

Seven New York and Edition Japan

Press enquiries: Goodley PR, +44 (0) 207 493 9600, kat.austin@goodleypr.co.uk

Emilio de la Morena – (exhibition sponsorship) Spanish born Emilio de la Morena studied sculpture before he came to Britain in 1993 and

gained a first class honours degree in Business. In 2002 studied fashion design at Central

Saint Martins and has since been appointed by some of the industry’s most innovative

designers including Rafael Lopez and Jonathan Saunders.

This season he receives the prestigious New Generation award for the fourth time. Emilio’s

devotees include Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Moss and his collections have been featured in

publications such as Vogue, Vogue Italy, i-D, Dazed & Confused, Numero, Muse, Purple,

Plastique, Bon, Dansk and Nylon, Emilio’s idée fix is creating something fresh from

modernising old and obscure craftsmanship techniques. His collections can be found in some of the world’s most

celebrated boutiques including Browns, Henri Bendels, Villa Moda and Beams. www.emiliodelamorena.com

Press enquiries: Sara Forage at Relative, +44 (0) 20 7749 4510, sara@relative-london.com

Felder•Felder – (exhibition sponsorship) Daniela and Annette Felder launched their womenswear line FELDER • FELDER whilst studying at Central Saint

Martins. The German twin sisters behind the label swiftly won the attention of the international

fashion press with their signature style and developed a strong following from key influencers,

including Simon Robins of Russian Vogue and photographers such as Lorenzo Agius.

Their first show gained respect and was quickly admired by top buyers including Selfridges and

Browns Focus who both stock the label.

The label’s collections feature dramatic dresses in finest silks and chiffon finished and

embellished with contrasting details using leather, metal and embroidery. The directional yet feminine silhouette is

toughened with

chunky knitwear and a range of bold accessories.

Press enquiries: Harriet Brown and Nicola Griffin at Modus Publicity, +44 (0) 20 7331 1421/020 7331 1427

harrietb@moduspublicity.com / nicolagr@moduspublicity.com

Fred Butler - (exhibition sponsorship) Fred Butler graduated from the University of Brighton in 2003 launching her website featuring

art direction in 2006. Her specialism is creating props as accessories for stylists such as

Nicola Formichetti, Patti Wilson and Francesca Burns. Commissions for costumes has also

created a network with numerous musicians including Patrick Wolf , Bishi and Sigur Ros.

Other clients include Selfridges & Co. for whom she has previously made headwear for

mannequins across the window scheme. As a regular contributor to SHOWstudio she was

commissioned to make a movie clip for this year’s political fashion season. AW 2008 saw

Fred Butler launch her first official fashion collection of inspirational creations with which to decorate and adorn.

(photograph by Mishkin)

Press enquiries: Sarah Horn, Cube Company + 44 (0) 20 7242 5483/(0)7961016671sarah@cubecompany.com, Hannah Marshall – (exhibition sponsorship)

Since gaining a First Class degree from Colchester School of Art & Design in 2003, Hannah

has gone on to establish herself internationally as designer, entrepreneur and coveted luxury

brand. Her talent and wealth of experience with leading London fashion designers attracted

the attentions of the first ever Creative Pioneer Programme to come from NESTA (The

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts). At the age of twenty-one,

Hannah was the youngest of 30 young entrepreneurs, to receive personal and business

training to help transform their ideas into a business. Featuring body conscious, dynamic and voluminous

silhouettes, Hannah incorporates signature tactile Braille messages into her collections which are centred on the

iconic LBD.

Press enquiries: Todd Watkins at Relative; +44 (0) 207 749 4510; todd@relative-london.com

House of Holland – (catwalk and exhibition sponsorship) For Spring/Summer 2009, House of Holland conjures up happy, carefree summer days,

with delicate layers of hand-sewn rose petals, chiffon and organza, hardened with denim,

polka dot seams, kaleidoscopic florals, and heavy industrial metal zips.

Commissioning some of London's newest illustrative talent, a halter neck bloomer suit is

bedecked in bold pink hydrangea by Will Broome. A classic men's suit in floral printed

organza by David Bradley, features seams bound with polka dots (prevalent in the

collections' pocket linings, underneath collars, and turn-ups), which also appears on bikinis

and cutaway cycling shorts as well as drawstring bucket bags. Gerbera prints by Sophie

Stephens further enrich the colour palette with vibrant tangerine, and a wild rose print by Jessica May Underwood,

has also been printed onto denim.

House of Holland’s collaboration with Levi's®, entitled 501® Jeans by House of Holland, exclusively available from

Selfridges' Superbrands department, comprises 6 limited edition styles; 3 printed and 3 laser-cut. Henry Holland

has welcomed the opportunity to incorporate Levi's 501® Jeans, the ultimate straight-leg button-fly jean into his

new collection.

Working with the same team from his first show, Katie Hillier has designed all bags and jewellery for House of

Holland, including floral knuckledusters, round purses, and dome-shaped button pins. She has also customised

brightly coloured sunglasses by House of Holland for Linda Farrow Project with plastic flowers and 3D silver

versions of the House of Holland house logo, which also feature on silver metal headbands she has designed.

A tangerine soft suede shorts suit with zip detail, and a baseball top inspired floor length dress, underline a sports

slant. With the transparency of fabric, myriad prints, and cutaway detailing, the collection effortlessly interchanges

by purposefully layering mismatching elements.

A strong fanbase includes: Alexa Chung, Pixie Geldof, Kelly Osbourne, and his close friend Agyness Deyn.

Again supported by New Generation sponsorship from Topshop, this will be House of Holland’s 3rd solo show at

London Fashion Week in February when Henry Holland will present his Autumn/Winter 2009/10 Collection.. Press

enquiries: Mandi Lennard Publicity Ltd, +44 (0) 20 7729 2770, hoh@ml-pr.com

Krystof Strozyna – (exhibition sponsorship) 26 year old Krystof graduated in March 2007 from Central Saint Martins with an MA in

Womenswear. He was invited to display his collection in Harrods as a second-place

winner of the Harrods Design Award. Sculptural shapes of sharply tailored pieces with

oversized lacquered-wood jewellery earned him a positive response from the press with

editorial in Vogue UK, Vogue Russia, Wonderland, Vogue Italy, Plastique and Harrods

Magazine amongst others. Press enquiries: Todd Watkins, Relative PR, +44 (0) 20 7749

4510, todd@relative-london.com

Louise Gray - (exhibition sponsorship)

Following an critically acclaimed degree show at Central St Martins, Louise was snapped up as

part of Fashion East for the first time in September 2007 where she furthered her growing

reputation for colourful embroidered feminne shift dresses, geometric blouses and multi-layered

silk chiffon jackets. Her first Fashion East collection was immediately picked up by Liberty and is

now stocked in…….. The exhibition at London Fashion Week will give a yet unparalleled

opportunity to showcase the collection and develop her business. Press enquiries: Sophia

Greene, Goodley PR, +44 (0)207 493 9600, sophia.geeene@goodleypr.co.uk

Louise Goldin – (catwalk sponsorship) Louise Goldin, British Fashion Awards 2008 winner of the Swarovski Emerging Talent

RTW awards, she graduated from Central Saint Martins with a BA in Fashion Knitwear and

went on to take an MA in knitwear, again at Central Saint Martins, from which she

graduated with a Distinction. Further accolades to Goldin's incredible trajectory include The

Deutsche Bank's Pyramid Award and the Chloe Award.

Goldin's powerful silhouettes and body contouring defy traditional knitwear structures. Goldin meticulously

researches new technologies between her studio in London and her factory in Italy. She debuted at London

Fashion Week in 2005 as part of the Central Saint Martins’ MA show and was exclusively ordered by Selfridges.

AW09 will see Goldin's third solo New Gen show. Her collections can be found in the world's most prestigious

boutiques including Maria Luisa, L'Eclaireur and Browns amongst many others.

Press enquiries: Sara Forage/Todd Watkins, Relative PR, +44 (0) 207 749 4510 sara@relative-london.com

KTZ - (exhibition sponsorship) "KTZ" is created my Sasko Bezovski and Marjan Pejoski, who have accumulated

their experience and talent as buyers, designers, DJs and general arbiters of good

taste to create the sublime "KTZ" collection. The Autumn Winter 2009 collection

draws inspiration from a post apocalyptic futuristic tribe with a nod to the Aztec and

Mayan symbolism. Expect an explosion of colour, print and embellishment, with an

added level of intricacy, stemming from the design touch of Marjan Pejoski, a

previous New Gen winner under his own name, now an artistic director of "Dress Camp".

Press enquiries: +44 (0) 20 8960 3736

Mark Fast – (catwalk sponsorship) This 27 year old Canadian born knitwear designer studied at Central St. Martins graduating with a BA and MA in

February 2008. Mark has created knitwear for Bora Aksu, a collaboration that spanned 3

seasons. He loves to knit everything by hand on a domestic machine. He is inspired by the

endless possibilities of lycra yarns and how they can create areas of tension and areas of

volume over the body by mixing-in viscoses, angoras or wools. He is also greatly inspired by

how historical costume and objects can be translated into a contemporary aesthetic. His work

is formed onto the body as he knits. He has created new ways to sculpt different volumes over

the body by using different yarns and stitch techniques. “I believe that in fashion these days

there is a growing attention to craftsmanship, as opposed to quick-fix disposable pieces. I am

focusing on timeless classics.” – Mark Fast. Press enquiries: press@markfast.net

Mary Katrantzou – (catwalk and exhibition sponsorship)

Greek born print designer Mary Katrantzou studied at Rhode Island School of Design before

transferring to Central Saint Martins to complete a BA in Textile Design, and then graduated

from Central Saint Martins with a Distinction in MA Fashion Textiles. Her graduation collection

featured "Trompe L’oeil" digital prints of oversized jewellery on bonded zip dresses. Inspired

by Russian Constructivism and early 70s movie poster references, her prints create the illusion

of wearing giant neckpieces that would be too heavy to wear. Equipped with the valuable

insight that she gained through working for Sophia Kokosalaki and selling her designs to Bill

Blass. Her strength as a textile designer lies in her use of digital printing and her interpretation of colour and

symmetry in creating graphic prints that have a hyperrealist aesthetic.

Press enquiries: Todd Watkins at Relative; +44 (0) 207 749 4510; todd@relative-london.com

Meadham Kirchhoff – (catwalk and exhibition sponsorship)

English Edward Meadham and French born Benjamin Kirchhoff graduated from Central

Saint Martins in 2002. Their debut Womenswear collection for Fashion East was

launched in February 2006 and the pair since won another show with the scheme and

further new generation exhibition sponsorships. Their SS08 collection marked a turning

point in the label, defining their aesthetic in incorporating a classic take on both

bourgeois garments and hard street cultures. The woman they design for is uncompromising, nonchalantly elegant,

intelligent and melancholic.

Meadham Kirchhoff sells to Browns Focus in London, Colette and Maria Luisa in Paris, Opening Ceremony and

Curve in both New York and Los Angeles and Space Mue in Seoul.

Press enquiries: Kat/Joel at Goodley PR, +44 (0) 20 7493 9600, kat.austin@goodleypr.co.uk; joel.thomas@goodleypr.co.uk Nasir Mazhar – (catwalk sponsorship)

25-year-old Nasir Mazhar from East London is a hatter obsessed by the history of

headwear and sculptural forms. In February he will for the first time be showing on the

main London Fashion Week schedule with New Generation sponsorship from Topshop.

Last season he enjoyed a New Generation bursary and held a presentation off-schedule

during London Fashion Week at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen.

From working in the hairdressing industry training with Vidal Sassoon, he became frustrated with limitations of hair,

wanting to create more defined shapes impossible with hair. So he started to use materials to assist the hair soon

becoming constructions and shapes irrespective of the hair, and very quickly becoming headwear!

His pieces are portable architectural interventions which strike at the chore of our embodied sense of self. What

they achieve is to alter the dynamic circulation of identity, by means of a form of sculptural surgery which

understands the weight that corporeal intensity bears upon our everyday life.

He feels that every modern hat you see comes from the past. You could say the baseball cap comes from a jockey

cap worn by a Russian princess in the 1760s. The earliest cap was a black leather six-section crown with a foot

long peak, black leather lined with white kid. The basic shape not that different to the six-section short peaked cap

we love to wear now. He feels that headwear goes back forever, even from man's earliest pursuits, from ploughing

fields, playing sports and hunting!

He loves how over the years, early styles and shapes have been revolutionised! Often they have changed what

was happening in society with your headwear stating your social standing with hats for differing classes, and

different hats for different occasions.

He has been working as a theatrical hatter with Mark Wheeler for the past 2 years, first meeting him when he was

working on Kylie's first Showgirl tour. Since then, he has worked on productions with Rambert Dance Company,

The Royal Opera House, Globe Theatre, National Theatre and Barbican amongst others.

A specially commissioned padded headpiece for Madonna appeared on the cover of Dazed & Confused earlier this

year and he has been profiled in POP Magazine.

"I am really obsessed with those Nasir Mazhar headpieces" SHOWstudio.com……"One of the most talked about talents of the moment..."

VOGUE.COM…."One of a new wave of ARTISAN MAKERS and shaker-uppers" i-D MAGAZINE

Press enquiries: Mandi Lennard Publicity Ltd, +44 (0) 20 7729 2770, nasirmazhar@ml-pr.com

Nicholas Kirkwood - (exhibition sponsorship) An alumnus of prestigious design schools Central Saint Martin’s and Cordwainers,

Kirkwood’s eponymous collection launched Spring 2005. The collection comprised of

architecturally inspired pieces with a blend of genres subverting the relationship between

femininity and modernity. This won Kirkwood the attention of Grace Jones and Cecilia Dean

of celebrated art-house publication Visionaire as well as design stint at Chloé. Kirkwood has

collaborated with Swarovski resulting in a sub-collection of black evening shoes, all

featuring a sliced in to heel with a large black sphere-cut crystal suspended in it. Seasonal

trends appear in Kirkwood’s work unintentionally and are always at the zeitgeist rather than following or emulating

it. SS 08’s collection won him the prestigious AltaRoma Vogue Italia award for accessories design in July and the

commendation of American Vogue’s Editor at Large André Leon-Talley.

Press enquiries: Jasmine Sevan, Relative PR, +44 (0) 20 7749 4510, jasmine@relative-london.com

Peter Pilotto – (catwalk and exhibition sponsorship)

Austrian born Peter Pilotto and Libyan born Christopher De Vos are the designers behind the

Peter Pilotto label. The design duo met while studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in

Antwerp.

Their customer is timeless and ageless, and it is her spirit that attracts her to mix colour and

prints that are intrinsically Peter Pilotto. The pair are entranced by the richly decorated

costumes of the 1920's Ballet Russes, the illustrations of Leon Bakst, medieval Page Boys,

Byzantine Churches, warriors of ancient Rome and back to a much further future - science

fiction. Peter Pilotto now sells at Colette in Paris, Matches in London, Opening Ceremony in NY and LA, and other

leading stores worldwide.

Press enquiries: Clinton Sinclair, The Communications Store, +44 (0) 20 7938 5028, clinton@tcs-uk.net