BFC partners with Barneys New York to celebrate British fashion
The British Fashion Council (BFC) and Barneys New York have announced a partnership to celebrate British fashion designers. The windows of the iconic luxury retailer will be given over to British designers for two weeks and the designers are also being showcased on its website homepage.
BFC CEO Caroline Rush CBE is in New York and hosting a dinner this evening at the Clement restaurant at The Peninsula with Antonia Romeo, her Majesty’s Consul General in New York, to launch the partnership.
Designers who will be featured in the windows have been closen to reflect the breadth of British taken and include A-Cold-Wall*, Alexander McQueen, Anya Hindmarch, Alice Archer, Belstaff, Burberry, By Walid, Erdem, JW Anderson, Osman, Paul Smith, Saloni, Tabitha Simmons, Teija and Victoria Beckham.
"We are delighted with the opportunity to work with Barneys to promote our unique blend of emerging and established UK designers at this New York institution," said Rush. "This partnership underpins The British Fashion Council’s global objective to cement the presence of British design talent at luxury retailers worldwide."
Barney's Chief Operating Officer, Senior Executive Vice President Daniella Vitale said the retailer had been impressed with how rush and BFC chair Dame Natalie Massenet had built the council and the attention it had drawn to "the incredibly talented cadre of designers out of the UK".
"This was a long overdue celebration for us to thank the British Fashion Council for their important work, as well as this group of designers with whom we have built strong businesses and successful partnerships," Vitale added.
