Jonathan Anderson, Kim Jones, Martine Rose, Simone Rocha, Chet Lo, Roksanda Ilinčić, Craig Green, Karoline Vitto, Marques Almeida — the Fashion East alumni list reads like the who’s who of contemporary British fashion. After 25 years, there are now 115 designers on the list, the vast majority of whom have gone on to do great things.
To mark its quarter of a century, Fashion East is hosting a retrospective exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) from 20 to 21 September during London Fashion Week. Curated by founder Lulu Kennedy and Fashion East head of projects Raphaelle Moore, alongside creative consultant Patrick Waugh, the exhibition features special commissions and sculptures from Rocha, Green and Richard Malone, artworks from Jawara Alleyne and Claire Barrow, photography of some of the alumni and previously unseen imagery from the Fashion East vault.