Above: David Koma SS13 collection

There are three very happy designers out there as recipients of the British Fashion Council's Fashion Forward support were announced today. Sponsored by eBay Fashion, the initiative promotes developing design talent in the capital, awarding three British womenswear designers the support to expand their businesses within London. The winners are: David Koma, Holly Fulton and Michael van der Ham.

The prestigious scheme awards a monetary prize and business support from the BFC, who will mentor the designers for the next two seasons starting from AW13, helping with their upcoming shows and collections.

The winners were chosen by a panel of industry veterans, including Paula Reed, Harvey Nichols, Osca Pinto and our very own Caroline Issa. Deserving winner, Holly Fulton shared her excitement, “It is projects such as Fashion Forward that enable UK designers to establish their businesses whilst fostering their creativity and I am thrilled my label has been chosen for this platform.”

The Fashion Forward winners will be at London Fashion Week in February where they will present their AW13 collections.

-Albany Bell

Michael van der Ham

Holly Fulton

There are a few items that no matter how many you've crammed into the wardrobe, no matter how many you've spent those hard earned notes on, you're still hunting for the perfect one. Just count the amount of Chelsea boots tried on, the hours spent spinning in jeans in front of changing room mirrors and the never ending quest for the white T-shirt. Yet, there is nothing we scour the shops more for than the leather jacket. Cropped, over sized, studded or made out of ever skin imaginable – our obsession with it hasn't waned. Blame James Dean, Brooklyn rockers or Kate Moss. So news of the latest leather launch couldn't be more welcome.

BLK DNM founder and creative director Johan Lindeberg has annouced the launch of eight limited edition leather jackets. The range of jackets come in shearling and fur, croc-embossed, black suede and matte lambskin and are all made from classic Italian leather as modelled rather nicely by Dorothea Barth Jorgensen.

“I've built BLK DNM as a creative project, rather than just another fashion brand, to explore initiatives like this one. I like that we can take one of our core products, the leather jacket, and create an exclusive edition for a high-end capsule collection,” Lindeberg says.

The jackets will be available exclusively at BLK DNM in New York and Stockholm, and at Colette in Paris. Off to the Euro Star we go.

Above: Heohwan Simulation

London Fashion Week's favourite, Vauxhall Fashion Scout is all grown-up. This morning it was announced that the event has re-launched as Fashion Scout, The International Showcase. Having been the essential stepping stone for many of London's talented young stars - from Peter Pilotto and Eudon Choi to the, as yet, fairly unknown but mindblowing Fyodor Golan - Fashion Scout is now set to provide designers with an even more global plaform for exposure in London and Paris.

This season, they also continue their collective showcases from China, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia, including exciting new Chinese designer Yifang Wan, recent winner of the Fashion Scout Merit Award as well as a selection of upcoming design talent from Kiev and Istanbul. It's a launching pad like no other and, with a shiny new logo and snappy new name, we're looking forward to Febuary. We take a look at some of our favourite shows from spring/summer shown back in September.

For more information, visit their new website fashion-scout.co.uk.

Leutton Postle

Phoebe English

Timur Kim

Sabina Bryntesson

Yifang Wan