Photography: Chris Yates @Itschrisyates
Production: Fashion Scout @fashionscout
PR: I.dea PR @i.deapr
For its 20th anniversary season, Fashion Scout’s Ones To Watch brings together a new generation of designers looking to heritage not as nostalgia, but as material for what comes next with Editions 01 and 02 taking over the official London Fashion Week evening schedule.
Across Edition 02, eight emerging designers move between Ukrainian craftsmanship, Chinese ink painting, Indian textile heritage, Nigerian Aso-oke and Adire, third-culture identity, Japanese making and new approaches to circular British tailoring.
ACIDSIIIA @acidsiiia
Founded by Kyiv-born designer Anastasiia Pozhydaeva, ACIDSIIIA reworks traditional techniques and cultural references through sculptural proportions, tactile surfaces and precise construction. Each piece is handcrafted in limited series using high-quality deadstock materials in collaboration with skilled Ukrainian artisans, celebrating exceptional craftsmanship.
GAMI LEW @gami_lew
Designed and handmade in Tokyo, GaMi Lew brings together a love for styling, sewing and storytelling. Each piece begins with one of the brand’s signature silhouettes, yet no two drapes are the same, making every design personal and unique. At its heart, GaMi Lew is about creativity and individuality.
LABEL ASTHA GARG @labelasthagarg
At the core of Label Astha Garg’s design philosophy is a commitment to material innovation and sensory exploration. With fabric sewn into her lineage, thanks to her family’s long history with garments, Astha Garg is bringing that legacy into the modern day. The Indian born designer explores human emotion, perception, and the body’s relationship with the senses.
SANJANA GHOSH @manush.6
Growing up across five countries, Sanjana Ghosh is an emerging conceptual luxury womenswear designer. Drawn to quiet subversions, each garment functions as a vehicle for storytelling through material innovation. Ghosh’s aim is to create work that transcends cultural boundaries and portrays stories that are resonant amongst third culture adults
SERINA LEE @serina_lee_studio
Based between Singapore and London, Serina Lee works at the intersection of Chinese ink painting, artisanal craftsmanship, and technological innovation. Having studied Chinese painting since the age of seven, Lee has established a deep foundation in the medium, subsequently translating its visual principles into a distinct design language for fashion. Her work begs the question, if language shapes our world can it also shape what we wear?
SHUWEN SONG / SONG SONG @songsong62026
Shuwen Song explores the emotional tension between intimacy, security and control, translating the desire for an “absolute” connection into a delicate yet unsettling visual language. Across six looks, wrapped ribbons, red cords, fragile tulle and exposed skin become symbols of attachment, entanglement and vulnerability. Working in a palette of black, red, white and silver, Song contrasts beauty with instability, using blood-like red, collapse and destruction as expressions of emotional extremity. The collection imagines beauty at the edge of fear – controlled, theatrical, fragile and dangerous.
STYLEDBYZK @styledbyzk
Founded in Lagos, Nigeria, Styled by ZK was created to reshape the perception of African attire. Transforming fabrics, like Aso-oke & Adire, once reserved for special occasions into versatile pieces for the modern woman, blending cultural heritage with contemporary style. Zainab Kolawole, founder and creative director of Styled by ZK, was awarded 2025 Rising Star Award by the African Fashion & Arts Awards.
TYLER VON GREENSTON @tylervongreenston
What does British tailoring look like when waste becomes part of the design process rather than something left behind? For Tyler Von Greenston cuts are reconsidered rather than discarded, finding their way back into garments and turning material limitation into part of the creative language. It is an approach that connects craftsmanship with a wider question facing contemporary fashion: how can luxury value what already exists?
