September is officially upon us and, as anyone who’s watched The September Issue knows, it’s a big month for the fashion world. This is a time for a major sartorial reset, as fashion month ushers in a new season and, more often than not, a vibe shift.

Fashion events have already been underway in cities like Stockholm, Tokyo, and Copenhagen but London Fashion Week doesn’t kick off until 16 September, when the world’s eyes will be on the scrappy, experimental designs which the British capital is known for.

Nothing represents the UK’s emerging fashion scene quite as well as Fashion East, the incubator programme founded by Lulu Kennedy MBE (check her out!) in 2000 has mentored industry greats like Kim Jones, Craig Green, and Simone Rocha as well as up-and-comers like Mowalola, Chet Lo, Supriya Lele, and Nensi Dojaka. Basically, if there’s a hyped name on the London fashion scene, there’s a 50/50 chance they were on the Fashion East roster at one point or another.

Typically, the programme represents three designers — normally recent grads, who apply online in order to be considered — at any one time, for a total of four season each. In this time, they’ll present at the Fashion East LFW runway show and receive financial bursaries and expert mentoring.

With the scheme’s credentials, the announcement of its roster each season is a major event itself and details of its line-up officially dropped yesterday (31 August). So who’s on the list? Keep reading to find out.