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IFS 2017

Ukraine, Dzhus © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Ukraine, Dzhus
Next in Line © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Next in Line
Mercedes Benz Installation © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Mercedes Benz Installation
Exhibition Design by Toogood © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Exhibition Design by Toogood
Korea, Sena Yun © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Korea, Sena Yun
Korea, Youser © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Korea, Youser
Guatemala © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Guatemala
India © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

India
Czech Republic © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Czech Republic
India © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

India
Egypt © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Egypt
Chile © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Chile
Poland © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Poland
Romania © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Romania
Romania, Sabina Pop & Emese Bako © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Romania, Sabina Pop & Emese Bako
Russia © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Russia
Russia, Artem Shumov © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Russia, Artem Shumov
Slovakia © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Slovakia
Taiwan © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Taiwan
Ukraine © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Ukraine
Austria,  Hvala Ilija © Agnese Sanvito

© Agnese Sanvito

Austria, Hvala Ilija

The British Council, British Fashion Council and Mercedes-Benz will collectively present work by emerging fashion designers from 26 countries for the International Fashion Showcase 2017 when it returns to Somerset House for a second year in February. The exhibition will be the sixth edition of the annual showcase and forms a key part of London Fashion Week’s public-facing programme, which celebrates the universal relevance of fashion in contemporary culture. This is the first time the IFS will be supported and presented by Mercedes-Benz, who for the past 21 years has established itself globally as a key player and partner at key international fashion shows and events.

Between 17 - 21 February 2017 a series of installations in the West Wing at Somerset House will explore the theme of Local/Global. Fashion is shaped by its surroundings - the rhythms of nature, climate, cultural memory, social change and historical shifts are reflected in its form, techniques and materials. The peculiarities of place give rise to different ways of designing, making and wearing fashion; each its own unique aesthetic but dialects of a global language.  Almost every garment has multiple origins, is a product of multiple places and moves through multiple hands. By considering fashion within their own country’s landscape, the countries taking part in IFS will highlight the similarities and differences of our complex and connected world.

Admission

Admission is free but pre-registration advised. Pre-register through Billetto here.

The Guide

The guide gives details of all the countries participating in the showcase. 

Please download your guide or pick one up at the IFS 2017 exhibition. 

Follow the journey @British_Design on Twitter and Instagram #IFS2017

23 June 2020

Creative DNA Kenya

Creative DNA Kenya We are NBO, Kenya, photography by Kreks Carter

We are NBO, Kenya, photography by Kreks Carter

8 January 2019

Grace Wales Bonner at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery

Grace Wales Bonner at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery

7 December 2018

Teatum Jones at Jakarta Fashion Week

Teatum Jones at Jakarta Fashion Week Hilarius Jason

Hilarius Jason

19 October 2018

The Environmental Impact of Fashion: Skopje Fashion Weekend 2018

The Environmental Impact of Fashion: Skopje Fashion Weekend 2018 © Skopje Fashion Weekend

© Skopje Fashion Weekend

9 October 2018

Fashion DNA Research

Fashion DNA Research Darren  Black  for  Femina  Magazine

Darren Black for Femina Magazine

25 September 2018

Podcast: The Future of Fashion Tech

Podcast: The Future of Fashion Tech

4 September 2018

Telling Stories in Rwanda

Telling Stories in Rwanda

21 June 2018

Fanzine Toronto at Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto

Fanzine Toronto at Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto Foxall Studio

Foxall Studio

8 May 2018

Canada: Exquisite Corpses #3

Canada: Exquisite Corpses #3 © SARAH CASEY

© SARAH CASEY

1 May 2018

Canada: Exquisite Corpses #1

Canada: Exquisite Corpses #1 © Sarah Casey

© Sarah Casey

1 May 2018

Canada: Exquisite Corpses #2

Canada: Exquisite Corpses #2 © SARAH CASEY

© SARAH CASEY

20 February 2018

Fashion Machine at Karmakol Festival

Fashion Machine at Karmakol Festival Maimana Mohammed Abbas

Maimana Mohammed Abbas

11 January 2018

Travelogue: Crafting Futures Thailand

Travelogue: Crafting Futures Thailand Jasper Chadprajong-Smith

Jasper Chadprajong-Smith

20 November 2017

Winston Churchill Fellowship: Lynn Wilson

Winston Churchill Fellowship: Lynn Wilson LYNN WILSON

LYNN WILSON

6 November 2017

Artists' International Development Fund: Meet Nelly Rose

Artists' International Development Fund: Meet Nelly Rose Nelly Rose Stewart

Nelly Rose Stewart

25 October 2017

Derek Lawlor at Jakarta Fashion Week

Derek Lawlor at Jakarta Fashion Week  Derek Lawlor

Derek Lawlor

25 October 2017

Project Seoul Apparel

Project Seoul Apparel British Council

British Council

17 July 2017

Fashion Revolution: Argentina and Uruguay

Fashion Revolution: Argentina and Uruguay Carry Somers / © Red Magazine

Carry Somers / © Red Magazine

23 May 2017

Chile: Moda Desobediente

Chile: Moda Desobediente  © Moda Desobediente

© Moda Desobediente

25 October 2016

Fashion DNA: Ukraine with Yana Chervinska

Fashion DNA: Ukraine with Yana Chervinska Yulia Zhdan

Yulia Zhdan

12 September 2016

Fashion DNA: Pakistan 2016-17

Fashion DNA: Pakistan 2016-17 Sonya Battla

Sonya Battla

25 July 2016

Graduate Fashion Week International Residency Award Winners Announced

Graduate Fashion Week International Residency Award Winners Announced Rosella May

Rosella May

20 June 2016

City Nomads Exhibition

City Nomads Exhibition Katya Suvorova

Katya Suvorova

6 June 2016

Fashion DNA: Pakistan Call for Participation

Fashion DNA: Pakistan Call for Participation The House of Kamiar Rokni at Fashion Scout AW 2016. Photograph by Simon Armstrong

The House of Kamiar Rokni at Fashion Scout AW 2016. Photograph by Simon Armstrong

6 June 2016

Faith & Fashion at Beirut Design Week

Faith & Fashion at Beirut Design Week LAU Graduate work for Fashion, Design, Identity Symposium

LAU Graduate work for Fashion, Design, Identity Symposium

21 April 2016

Indonesia Fashion Forward Pop-Up Shop at Fenwicks

Indonesia Fashion Forward Pop-Up Shop at Fenwicks Indonesia Fashion Forward pop-up shop at Fenwick

Indonesia Fashion Forward pop-up shop at Fenwick

14 April 2016

Fashion Education Forum Almaty

Fashion Education Forum Almaty Theo Frost

Theo Frost

26 February 2016

IFS 2016 Fashion Utopias: Award Winners

IFS 2016 Fashion Utopias:  Award Winners IFS trophies designed by Yunus and Eliza, participants in the BFC Rock Vault initiative © Piers Allardyce

IFS trophies designed by Yunus and Eliza, participants in the BFC Rock Vault initiative © Piers Allardyce

4 February 2016

International Fashion Showcase 2016: Fashion Utopias

International Fashion Showcase 2016: Fashion Utopias  © ARTWORK: JAMES DAWE DESIGNERS: DIAN PELANGI WITH NELLY STEWART AND ODETTE STEELE PHOTOGRAPHER: DION MUHARROM

© ARTWORK: JAMES DAWE DESIGNERS: DIAN PELANGI WITH NELLY STEWART AND ODETTE STEELE PHOTOGRAPHER: DION MUHARROM

21 January 2016

WeTalk Fashion with Bonaveri

WeTalk Fashion with Bonaveri © Bonaveri

© Bonaveri