Topshop's NewGen anniversary

Sponsoring raw British talent has always been a thing for high street leader Topshop and it seems like only yesterday they began sponsoring the British Fashion Council's New Gen, but it's been 10 years and the two have teamed up again for a collection of t-shirts from some of it's most noted alums including Mary Katrantzou, Erdem and of course, my favourite designer Christopher Kane.

The shirts are £30 each and will go on sale during London Fashion Week.  There are 10 tees and all can be viewed on Vogue.com now.

Jonathan Saunders Wins The BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund

Scottish designer Jonathan Saunders has today been revealed as the winner of the 2012 BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund, beating off stiff competition from competitors such as Meadham Kirchhoff, Peter Pilotto and Richard Nicoll to name a few.

The designer will receive a cash prize of £200,000 as well as becoming part of a exclusive mentoring programme which will help him achieve his business goals over the following twelve months.

He told Vogue 'I am so happy about winning the fund, the last 12 months have been an exciting time for me and my team and I'm very proud of all their hard work. We have many plans for the near future and this along with the support network provided by the BFC will enable us to achieve our goals'.

Saunders has also won Scottish Designer of the Year award for the past two years and after beating industry favourite Mary Katrantzou to the prize can only be a good thing.

British Fashion Awards

With only 10 days left to go until London Fashion Week kicks off, The British Fashion Council yesterday announced the nominees for the award ceremony which runs as part of LFW.  The nominees this year took part in the Born Walk Tall  mile long walk, led by BFC ambassador Samantha Cameron, to raise awareness for the role health workers play in ensuring women give birth safely.

Victoria Beckham is up for two awards this year, against Tom Ford and Stella McCartney for Designer Brand of the Year and against Antonio Berardi and Stella McCartney for the Red Carpet award, one which is being reintroduced this year to acknowledges a British designer who has created global awareness for their collections.

My personal favourite designer is up for Best Designer of the Year, Christopher Kane is up against Erdem and Sarah Burton, to mixed reactions.  Nominee for Accessory designer of the year Katie Hillier voiced her opinion that she would love to see Erdem win, who himself said he is simply flattered to be in such great company.

Here are the full list of nominees:

Best Designer Brand

• Victoria Beckham
• Stella McCartney
• Burberry
• Tom Ford

Best Designer of the Year

• Christopher Kane
• Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen
• Erdem

Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator

• Katie Grand
• Guido Palau
• Sam Gainsbury

Red Carpet Award

• Victoria Beckham
• Stella McCartney
• Antonio Berardi 

Accessory Designer of the Year

• Katie Hillier
• Charlotte Olympia
• Emma Hill for Mulberry

Model of the Year

• Georgia Jagger
• Stella Tennant
• Kirsten McMenamy

Menswear Designer of the Year

• Kim Jones
• Margaret Howell
• Oliver Spencer

Emerging Talent

• Jordan Askill
• Nasir Mazhar
• Tabitha Simmons

Emerging Talent RTW

• Mary Katrantzou
• J.W. Anderson
• Peter Plotto

Emerging Talent Menswear

• Christopher Raeburn
• James Long
• J.W. Anderson