It was just announced that Erdem has won the prestigious British Fashion Council Award Fashion Fund, granting the designer £200,000 and access to director level mentors across the industry. Erdem was one of 8 nominees chosen for this award, including Angel Jackson, Christopher Kane, Clements Ribiero, F Tautz, Marios Schwab, Nicolas Kirkwood,  and Richard Nicoll. To support Erdem Moralioglu the BFC will develop a custom program designed specifically to achieve the winning designers growth goals.

The British Fashion Council today announces that designers Christopher Kane, Erdem, Marios Schwab and Roksanda Ilincic have been chosen to receive British Fashion Council Fashion Forward sponsorship.
The scheme, established two years ago, provides financial support to UK-based designers who are in the early stages of developing their business and have already established a profile at London Fashion Week. The award, partly supported this season by the London Development Agency, consists of a substantial cash prize, to be used towards producing an on-schedule catwalk show at London Fashion Week, and has been previously won by Giles Deacon, Jonathan Saunders, Richard Nicoll, Jens Laugesen and Sinha-Stanic.   Christopher Kane, Erdem and Marios Schwab are all being awarded Fashion Forward sponsorship for the first-time. Roksanda Ilincic is a recipient for the second time.

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