Bora Aksu

London based Turkish designer Bora Aksu completed BA Fashion Womenswear in 1999 and graduated from Central Saint Martin’s Fashion MA in 2002. He was hailed as ‘the star of the show’ by The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Independent, Bora’s collection also attracted the eye of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabanna who purchased pieces to use as inspiration.

He made his debut off-schedule show at London Fashion Week in February 2003 with sponsored by the ARG group. The show was named ‘one of the top five shows’ by The Guardian and subsequently led Aksu to receive the New Generation Award placing him on the official London Fashion Week schedule the very next season. In total, four consecutive New Generation Awards were awarded to Bora, who remains on the official London Fashion Week schedule.

In 2012 Bora Aksu was asked to join the judging panel of the WGSN Global Fashion Awards. He also won Designer of the Year at the Elle Style Awards, Turkey.