Alternative Fashion Week London

ALTERNATIVE ARTS presents East London’s major fashion event – Alternative Fashion Week. From April 20 to 24 Spitalfields will play host to the most original and creative collections by a fresh crop of new designers with truly innovative ideas.

Alternative Fashion Week is where all the best new designers are to be discovered. It provides a genuine alternative for them to present their work directly to the press, public and the fashion industry. Over sixty young designers have been selected to show their work. Hundreds of applications are received from independent designers aiming to establish their labels to recent fashion and textile graduates. Expect anything from elegant to edgy.

Twelve different designers will show each day. Original and recycled textiles are a major feature. There’ll be womenswear and menswear from the sublime to the sensational, with an emphasis on environmental awareness and ethical sourcing.

Stunning new models will be taking to the catwalk with many arriving hot from the special model training course run for 6 weeks prior to Alternative Fashion Week. Fashion shows  will be open to the Press and Public daily at 1.15pm accompanied by live contemporary jazz from Tex Tile and the Catwalk Combo.

ALTERNATIVE ARTS is a publicly funded arts organisation presenting fashion as an exciting and original art form and supporting fresh talent by producing and directing Alternative Fashion Week at no charge to the designers.

Admission is free to this event and includes a programme listing every designer. Collections will be taken up for the SPITALFIELDS CRYPT TRUST charity.