THE British Council and the British Fashion Council this week announced the winners of the International Fashion Showcase, in a prize-giving ceremony in London. Sarah Mower MBE presented Colombia with the International Fashion Showcase Country Award for its exhibition Framework; with a special mention for the South African and Romanian exhibitions.
The International Fashion Showcase Curation Award was presented to Yegwa Ukpo of Nigeria, with special mentions for Tory Turk (Korea) and Roxana Gibescu (Romania).
All of the winners received a trophy designed by emerging Brazilian jeweller Fernando Jorge, a BFC Rock Vault graduate who participated in IFS 2014.The International Fashion Showcase Designer Award was presented to Julia Manisto for her impressive collection showcased in the Colombian exhibition, with Maxhosa by Laduma (South Africa), Ken Samudio (the Philippines), Miguel Mesa (Colombia), Alexandru Nimurad and Vika Tonu (Romania) and Rok Hwang (Korea) also receiving special mentions.
Winning country Colombia was selected from nearly thirty participating countries by a panel of industry experts to win the competition.
The International Fashion Showcase (IFS) is the only official exhibition at London Fashion Week that is free and open to the public with 110 emerging designers from nearly 30 countries.
The central exhibition covers 25 countries from four continents that will each showcase a curated static installation of emerging designers that represent their culture. Countries include Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Ireland, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scandinavia (Denmark & Norway), South Africa, Spain, and Tanzania
Ukpo runs a Boutique called Stranger, in Lagos.
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