Camden Fashion Show
Celebrate & Promote - 13th January 2010
The cream of Camden's crop of fashion and style talent took over the catwalk in the sixth annual Camden Fashion Show, part of the 2006 London Design Festival and co funded by Camden Town Unlimited.
Conceived in 2002 by Penny Burdett, one of the Lock's resident knitwear designers, this year's showcase will include participation by the best of the Camden area's independent designers, boutique owners, vintage dealers and market stall holders.
The participants included the ethereal handmade ballgowns of Beth Teshome, the sophisticated, intelligent fashion from boutique Stella, the spiritually influenced greenstone jewellery of Krou, the prim-and-proper womenswear created by Harper N Hall and the off-the-wall infirmary chic of Bla Bla Hospital, among others. The production showcased the many diverse style influences Camden has to offer and gave fashion enthusiasts an opportunity to discover one-of-a-kind, independent designers.
The participants were chosen through open submission, with the only criteria being that they are based in the borough of Camden. Selections will be taking place the week of 4th September with a roster of participating designers being announced shortly after.
"Since 1973 when the original Camden Lock Market opened, Camden has attracted the quirky and diverse from around the world, shoppers and 'shopped for' alike, and now attracts over ten million visitors a year," said Sue Grimsdell, Director of the Camden Fashion Show. "Camden has long been a breeding ground for new fashion trends and entrepreneurial talent – the real heart of street style in London - but many of the talented designers in the area remain undiscovered by Londoners.
"The Camden Fashion Show provides the opportunity to turn a fantastic portfolio of Camden's independent designers and shops into a truly inspiring catwalk experience. We're drawing on an incredible musical and cultural heritage, as Camden is one of London’s most interesting cultural melting pots; the show is about more than just fashion."
"Once you could open a cheap shop in Covent Garden or Soho, now you can't do it. So you still need places like Camden that allow people to experiment," said Wayne Hemingway, co-founder of internationally renowned fashion label Red or Dead, which started out in a Camden market stall.
"We did Camden every Saturday and Sunday morning for I would think, seven years, even when Red or Dead was getting to be a reasonably famous name. There's nothing like selling stuff and being face to face with a customer...Camden's always had that kind of human attitude, that human vibe."
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