Just a few of the designers Fashion East has supported in its 25 years.
Here’s a question with two answers: What do the 10 designers Simone Rocha, Jonathan Anderson, Kim Jones, Martine Rose, Grace Wales Bonner, Craig Green, Gareth Pugh, Roksanda Ilincic, Nensi Dojaka and Maximilian Davis have in common? You don’t need to be a Runway Genius to get the first answer, which is that they are amongst the most successful and stimulating designers to have come out of London in the 21st century. The second answer, however, is a little more niche: they all emerged with the help of the fashion incubator Fashion East.
Tomorrow night, Fashion East returns for its spring 2026 edition. The show will be held at London’s Institute of Contemporary Art, and mark the entrée of two new designers, Mayhew and