Publisher's Synopsis
How does London repeatedly set the creative agenda? Accompanying the landmark exhibition sponsored by Alexander McQueen, REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion celebrates the city's leading role in global fashion.
REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion celebrates the 30th anniversary of the British Fashion Council's NEWGEN programme, an initiative that supports the best emerging fashion design talent and aims to build global, high-end brands of the future.
Since the founding of the British Fashion Council's NEWGEN Programme in 1993, successive generations of creative minds have exploded onto the fashion scene, establishing new brands, challenging existing systems and introducing innovative approaches that have influenced fashion globally. NEWGEN offers designers mentoring and business training, financial support, and opportunities to show their work, and recipients are encouraged to take risks, to experiment and above all, to find their voice.
REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion will featuring the work of over 300 designers and over 100 objects - from innovative and trailblazing garments to films, drawings and memorabilia.
