UK Fashion Awards » Alternative Fashion http://www.ukfashionawards.com UK fashion award guide. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 5 Things You Will Get At the Alternative Fashion Week http://www.ukfashionawards.com/5-things-you-will-get-at-the-alternative-fashion-week/ http://www.ukfashionawards.com/5-things-you-will-get-at-the-alternative-fashion-week/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:08:03 +0000 admin http://www.ukfashionawards.com/?p=14 The 2010 Alternative Fashion Week will be held from 19 to 23 April 2010 in Spitalfields, London. The excitements are already building up real fast, and this year’s event will be a mind blowing for sure. For those of you who don’t know what Alternative Fashion Week is offering, here are the top 5 things you will get at the event.

Over seventy designers will be selected to present their designs. If you are a fashion design student and you are thinking about getting your fashion line introduced to the wide mass, this is the event you should be submitting your work to. The Alternative Fashion Week is also known for its open-mindedness, so you wouldn’t have to worry at all if your designs are rather unorthodox. In fact, such creativity will be appreciated.

The fashion market will be available throughout the event, from 11am to 5pm each day, providing anyone with superb shopping sensations. The number of fashion items available will be huge, and you can get the right fashion element you are looking for on a bargain for sure. You can also find amazing textiles and accessories, giving you endless possibilities. If you are a merchant or a designer trying to go public with your fashion line, a place at the Alternative Fashion Week’s fashion market will get you introduced to thousands of fashion enthusiasts.

Last but not least, the stunning new models — mostly fashion enthusiasts as well — will be walking the runway during the show. You will find 14 different fashion shows each day; ensuring the best possible fashion weekend you have ever experienced.

]]> http://www.ukfashionawards.com/5-things-you-will-get-at-the-alternative-fashion-week/feed/ 0 Alternative Fashion Week: An Interesting Alternative http://www.ukfashionawards.com/alternative-fashion-week-an-interesting-alternative/ http://www.ukfashionawards.com/alternative-fashion-week-an-interesting-alternative/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:07:55 +0000 admin http://www.ukfashionawards.com/?p=12 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.

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