Shanghai Fashion Week, Design Museum Awards

France's Agnès b. and Britain's PPQ are just some of the labels set to showcase their Fall/Winter 2012 collections at the upcoming Shanghai Fashion Week, which will also welcome back regular homegrown talent including Helen Lee. Meanwhile, design talent of the future will be discovered at the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival later on in the month, where Chloé will introduce a new award, the Chloé Prize, to a designer who best captures the philosophy of the French fashion house. Read about this and other important upcoming fashion events here.

Shanghai Fashion Week
April 11-17
Shanghai, China
Following on the heels of the recent Beijing Fashion Week, China’s fashion elite and a host of international designers will be descending on Shanghai for the Fall/Winter 2012 presentations. Big names including France's Agnès b. and Britain's PPQ are on the line up, as are Shanghai’s rising design talents such as Helen Lee, who has been recognized via awards such as China's Jeanswest Fashion Award and Belgium's Les Etoiles De La Mode.


Design Museum Awards
April 24
London, UK
This prestigious ceremony organized by London's Design Museum looks at creations across a host of categories including architecture, furniture and fashion, with the winner from each section and an overall winner announced at an awards ceremony April 24. Fashion nominees include London-based designer Mary Katrantzou's and French label Céline's Autumn 2011 collections and Sarah Burton's wedding gown for Catherine Middleton. Contenders will be on show at the Designs of the Year exhibition at the Design Museum, which is running until July 15.