LFW Evening Schedule Adds Fashion Scout’s Ones to Watch as Platform Nears 20 Years

Fashion Scout’s Ones to Watch, a key fixture of London Fashion Week’s independent scene, has been included on the official LFW evening schedule—an announcement that arrives as the platform moves toward its 20th anniversary this September.

The listing reinforces Fashion Scout’s reputation as a professional launchpad for designers at pivotal stages of growth, providing visibility and industry access across a global network of press, buyers and cultural tastemakers. In today’s crowded fashion-week landscape, official schedule recognition signals sustained relevance and strong curatorial confidence.

This season’s Ones to Watch cohort brought together seven emerging labels with diverse cultural roots and contemporary approaches: Adolf Maldonado, Aleksa Vertige, Invisible Boundaries, Khushi Kumar, Label Astha Garg, Mad Daisy and Min-Ji Kim.

Min-Ji Kim, a Korean-born designer based in London (LCF MA; RISD Textiles BA), focuses on knitwear and experimental textiles, building a surreal yet tender universe where garments function like characters. (IG: @minjikimstudio)

Adolf Maldonado, a London-based Spanish designer and London Met 2025 First Class graduate, explores structure and surface through a dialogue between delicacy and strength, often influenced by insects and organic micro-textures. (IG: @__maldonado__a)

Label Astha Garg, working between London and Dehradun, approaches fashion through sensory experience and slow, intentional process, grounding design in responsible sourcing and social sustainability. (IG: @labelasthagarg)

Invisible Boundaries develops clothing through architectural thinking, prioritising proportion and construction to create conceptual yet wearable design beyond trend cycles. (IG: @invisible_boundaries)

Khushi Kumar, an interdisciplinary house founded between Delhi and London, repositions Indian heritage craft through modern luxury storytelling; Kumar has industry experience with McQueen and Dior and recognition including DKNY Graduate of the Year. (IG: @khushikumarofficial)

Mad Daisy translates art into fashion, and for AW26 presents “Lumière de Guillaumin,” bringing French Impressionist texture into silk, linen and cotton through painterly prints and sculpted forms. (IG: @maddaisyofficial)

Aleksa Vertige, founded by Emma Aleksanyan (22) from Artsakh and winner of Fashion Scout Armenia 2025, interprets Bushidō values through structured tailoring, restrained colour and macramé craftsmanship across womenswear and menswear. (IG: @aleksa_vertige)

Founder & Director Martyn Roberts said the platform’s mission remains to provide designers with an internationally visible stage, while Co-Director Biljana Poposka Roberts described the cohort as “fashion without borders,” with London as the meeting point for distinct narratives.