FJU Talents Brings Taiwan’s Rising Fashion Alumni to Fashion Scout during London Fashion Week
FJU Talents is an annual platform sponsored by the College of Fashion and Textiles at Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan. Created to spotlight and strengthen the global visibility of the university’s most promising fashion alumni. Consequently each year, four emerging designers are selected to present their collections at Fashion Scout during London Fashion Week. Offering them a rare opportunity to debut on one of fashion’s most prestigious international stages.
This season, the selected designers Chih-Wen Kuo, Juan-Juan Xu, Yi-Zhen Lin, and Ying Chu bring distinct perspectives that blend Taiwan’s cultural heritage with bold creativity and technical innovation. As well as debuting new talent, FJU Talents also cultivates an evolving community of support by inviting established alumni to return as mentors, Providing guidance and intensive training that deepens the program’s connection with both education and the global fashion industry.
Designer Chih-Wen Kuo transformed knitting into a metaphorical language with Sedimentation. Each stitch represented memory and time, creating intricate landscapes of layered deposits. SO the result was knitwear that felt both sculptural and intimate, drawing on the ancient tradition of knotted cords as records of history.
Juan-Juan Xu presented Inter-Shadow, a collection inspired by human connection and distance. Through shifting silhouettes and evolving patterns. Xu visualised the tension of interpersonal dynamics, urging a return to authenticity in human relationships.
Founded by Yi-Zhen Lin, E.JEN unveiled Vivid Swirl, a kaleidoscopic knitwear collection. Ribbed knits, colour blocking, and twisted structures accentuated natural curves, expressing both strength and softness in a dynamic exploration of form and movement.
Ying Chu, now based in London, drew from Taiwanese cultural rituals with Liminal Forms. Exploring the soul’s passage after death, the collection shifted between presence and absence with gradients of black, grey, and white. Each piece became a tactile narrative of loss, transition, and rebirth.
