BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund 2019 shortlist announced

The British Fashion Council has unveiled the 2019 shortlist for the
BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund, which includes Edward Crutchley and Wales
Bonner with the winner to be announced at the end of London Fashion Week
Men’s in June 2019.

Established in 2014, the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund supported by
JD.com, Inc. aims to discover new talent and accelerate growth through a
150,000 pounds cash prize as well as a twelve-month period mentoring
programme.

The 2019 shortlist is headed up by British designer Edward Crutchley,
who was named the , as well as industry
favourite Grace Wales Bonner, who was recently invited to .

Other menswear designers on the shortlist includes Liam Hodges who has
been recognised for his workwear-meets-streetwear aesthetic, streetwear duo
Cottweiler, young designer Daniel W Fletcher, and Samuel Ross of
A-Cold-Wall*, who has been mentored by Virgil Abloh.

Edward Crutchley and Wales Bonner shortlisted for BFC/GQ Menswear
Fund

Dylan Jones, BFC menswear chair and editor of British GQ said in a
statement: “The BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund supported by JD.com, Inc. is
vital to supporting creative and design talent from across the UK; and this
year is more important than ever. Our 2019 shortlist represents the most
innovative designers who are ready to expand their business globally,
showcasing what the UK has to offer.”

The shortlisted designers for the 2019 prize will receive mentoring
sessions from the judging committee ahead of the final judging day where
they will be invited to present their collection and business plan.

Chaired by Jones, the judging committee is made up of leading industry
experts including: Alison Lomax, Google; Andrew Maag, Dunhill; Ben Banks,
Four Marketing; Bosse Myhr, Selfridges; Caroline Rush CBE, British Fashion
Council; James Hebbert, Hylink, Kevin Jiang, JD.com, Inc. Kim Jones, Dior
Homme; Stephen Doig, The Telegraph and Teo Van den Broeke, British GQ.

Previous winners of the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund include
Christopher Shannon, Craig Green and E.Tautz.

Alongside the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund announcement, the , which features a number of menswear-focused
designers including A-Cold-Wall*, Art School, Bethany Williams, Charles
Jeffrey Loverboy, Nicholas Daley and Per Götesson.

Image: Edward Crutchley courtesy of Woolmark Prize

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