Marking the close of Fashion Scout’s three-part Ones To Watch programme for its 20th anniversary season, Edition 03 brought together seven emerging designers – BAM-BAM, Diamanté by Venuka, Hurricane B, KOFFI MAAKO, NMCG, Raxada and Yukito Lim, each presenting a distinctive approach shaped by personal heritage, cultural references and experimental making.
For two decades, Fashion Scout has operated as a platform for emerging talent, supporting more than 1,500 designers from over 70 countries and connecting new creative voices with international press, buyers and industry leaders. Ones To Watch remains central to that mission, giving designers at formative stages of their careers a professional platform and international audience.
Fashion Scout’s Ones
BAM-BAM
Mixed-heritage British designer Bam-Bam, now based in Indonesia, presented tailored streetwear as a canvas for original artwork. Their self-developed ‘Abstract Cubist Patternism’ translates hand-drawn illustration into highly individual garments, created alongside a small artisan team and centred around self-expression and visual identity.
DIAMANTÉ BY VENUKA
Sri Lankan-born, England-based designer Venuka Wickramaarachchi brings cultural heritage into dialogue with contemporary luxury. Sculptural silhouettes and textile manipulation are combined with traditional techniques including Beeralu bobbin lace and Dumbara Rata weaving, transforming historic craftsmanship into a modern design language.
HURRICANE B
Established in Italy in 2018, Hurricane B explores contemporary femininity through sculptural form, sensuality and strength. Rooted in Italian craftsmanship but driven by a futuristic aesthetic, the label combines refined materials, experimental detailing and assertive silhouettes at the intersection of fashion, art and design.
KOFFI MAAKO
Founded by Ghanaian designer Mako Akolam, KOFFI MAAKO draws on identity, architecture and cultural storytelling. Inspired by the geometry of Gurunsi architecture, the label translates architectural references into experimental construction, proportion and handcrafted detail, with made-to-order and limited production allowing each piece to function as both garment and visual narrative.
NMCG
Irish designer Niamh McGovern’s NMCG explores the relationship between traditional Catholic ceremony and contemporary youth culture. Corsetry and tailoring provide the foundation for exaggerated, playful silhouettes, creating a tension between inherited symbolism, personal memory and a generation redefining its relationship with tradition.
RAXADA
Founded by María Puente Silva and Marina Palacio Silva in northern Spain, Raxada takes inspiration from the landscapes, mythology and ancestral craftsmanship of Asturias. Working closely with local artisans, the designers reinterpret regional techniques through contemporary clothing, using fashion as both cultural preservation and a way of giving traditional knowledge a new visual life.
YUKITO LIM
London-based designer Yukito Lim explores memory, displacement and the emotional relationship between clothing and the body. Deadstock fabrics, second-hand garments and discarded materials are reconstructed through experimental textile techniques, retaining traces of their previous lives within new sculptural forms and making material reuse part of the emotional narrative of the clothes.
CREDITS
Production: Fashion Scout | @fashionscout
Show Production: Martyn Roberts | @mrfashionscout
Styling: Rebekah Roy | @rebekahroy_
Hair: Sally Beauty | UNITE Hair
Hair led by Narad Kutowaroo, UK Creative Director and Ambassador for UNITE Hair
@naradkutowaroo | @unite_hair_uk | @sallybeautyuk
Make-up: AOFM Makeup Academy
Make-up led by Mandy Gakhal for AOFM Makeup Academy
@mandygakhal | @aofmakeup
PR: Black PR Global | @blackprgroup
Backstage Food: People Pleaser Salads | @peoplepleasersalad
Steamers: Propress | @propressuk
