The British Fashion Council (BFC) has named the nominees of its BFC Foundation Award, the winner of which will be announced at the upcoming The Fashion Awards 2024 presented by Pandora, scheduled to take place December 2. The five nominees for this year’s award are current BFC Newgen recipients, Aaron Esh and Tolu Coker; BFC/GQ Designer Fashion...
Oct 31, 2024
On the back of winning this year’s 2024 BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund, British-Jamaican designer Bianca Saunders has unveiled her first full line of footwear as part of her latest SS25 collection. Alongside garments that aimed to evoke the feeling of “exploration and rediscovery”, Saunders took to the runway of Paris Fashion Week Men’s to exhibit...
Jun 21, 2024
Menswear designer Bianca Saunders has won the 2024 BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund. Established in 2013, the BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund provides the winner with a cash prize of 100,000 pounds to support their business growth and contribution to the British and global fashion ecosystem, as well as provide pro-bono bespoke high-level business...
Jun 10, 2024
International fashion and design school Istituto Marangoni London has named British designer Bianca Saunders as its latest mentor for the academic year beginning October 2023. As a mentor, Saunders will lead masterclasses that “delve deep into the creative and technical aspects of fashion design”, provide individual feedback and guidance to...
Nov 23, 2023
The British Fashion Council is launching a short film series, concepted and shot by Rankin Entertainment, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its NewGen scheme that nurtures emerging British designers. Entitled ‘Sartorial Stories,’ the five-part short film series will highlight NewGen’s history and alumni, as well as London’s legacy in...
Aug 10, 2023
Ecco Leather, a division of shoe company Ecco, has brought together designers Natacha Ramsay-Levi, Bianca Saunders, Isaac Reina, Kostas Murkudis and architect Bernard Dubois as the first guest creatives of its new design collective. ‘At.Kollektive’ is a new design project with a focus on material excellence, explains Ecco Leather, while also...
Jun 10, 2022
Bianca Saunders is the eponymous menswear label from award-winning designer and creative director Bianca Saunders, based in London. Inspired by her British and Jamaican roots, Saunders' designs address the tension between tradition and modernity and foreground gender issues to explore new approaches to menswear. Origins London-born and based...
May 23, 2022
London designer Bianca Saunder has revealed a new pop-up installation in Selfridges spotlighting the label’s collaboration with Farah. The in-store space showcases the design duo’s Uptown Top Ranking collaboration, which includes a selection of safari jackets, knitwear, graphic t-shirts and cotton polos. The installation itself aims to mirror...
Mar 31, 2022
British menswear designer Bianca Saunders has debuted a new brand logo with a spring/summer 2022 campaign in Paris. Saunders, who won the Andam Prize in 2021, has unveiled a logo to allow her brand to be “easily identifiable,” as well as offer a new luxurious premium finish to match the brand’s elevation. “The biggest driving force was ensuring...
Mar 7, 2022
In this video, fashion label Bianca Saunders has presented its FW22 collection at Paris Men's Fashion Week (PFW). Watch the video below. Video: Bianca Saunders via YouTube Photo credit: Image via Bianca Saunders on YouTube
Feb 22, 2022
Bianca Saunders is proud to present her first solo catwalk show, with a collection that defines her design world then pushes it forward. Experimentation in cut; flat vs 3D; movement of clothes; the body – these are the themes that obsess Saunders as she consolidates the language of her label. The show is also the London-born designer’s debut in...
Jan 20, 2022
London-based designer and ANDAM 2021 award winner Bianca Saunders has made her Paris Fashion Week debut, exhibiting an AW22 collection that experiments with cuts, movement and three-dimensional (3D) elements. Warped check prints make up a number of statement pieces in the menswear collection, creating an almost optical illusion-like pattern over...