If the London Fashion Week is more formal, with more ready-to-wear collections being introduced by international as well as local designers, the Alternative Fashion Week is a bit more casual and open minded. The next Alternative Fashion Week will be held from 19 to 23 April 2010 in Spitalfields, London. The good news is, you don’t even need an invitation or a ticket to attend the show. Simply be at the venue and be amazed.
Alternative Fashion Week is known to be the media for designers to show contemporary designs. Some of the designs you will see here may be influential in the future; some may even look odd at first, but the concept of this event is to give freedom and chance to younger designers to express themselves freely so such creativity is to be expected.
Alternative Fashion Week also raises issues such as environment protection and human rights to the surface. You will not find regular professional models ruling the runway; even you can participate as a runway model at the Alternative Fashion Week. Yes, participants signing up for a chance to be a runway model are given the needed trainings and skills in the process as well. The experiences will be mind blowing for sure, especially if you are a die-hard fashion enthusiast.
Let us not forget that the Alternative Fashion Week also receive worldwide press coverage. If you are a young designer trying to find a way to introduce yourself and your potential to the world, this is the event you should be doing shows at.