Now in its third year, Fashion Fringe, the developing body for discovering and nurturing young British design talent, held its show at London 's City Hall yesterday. The competition, which this year was chaired by Tom Ford, has every reason to smile. What began as a vision from one of the industry's most respectful journalists - Col in McDowell from the Sunday Times - is now a successful platform for designers to flourish and build viable businesses. Previous winners Basso & Brooke and Erdem are doing very well and augmenting their own labels and growing their businesses steadily.

This year's winner, Gavin Douglas, showcased a collection using historical concepts fusing urban trends with couture silhouettes. He was awarded the young Avant-Garde Designer of the Year in 2004 and has showcased collections at Caribbean Fashion Week and Barbados Fashion Week and currently has a collection of work on display at the Black British Style Exhibition at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Runners up include 6 and seven eights, Stephen Harper and Antonio Santana. The event was sponsored by Red Bull, Yoox and L'Oreal and counts Alexander McQueen, Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs amongst others as its advisory panel.