Fannie Schiavoni is a London based womenswear label established in
2009 by Fannie Åkerblom. Born in Sweden, Fannie moved to London at the age of
18 to study tailoring at London College of Fashion, where she later progressed
to the BA Fashion Design Womenswear course.
Having completed a number of
internships alongside her studies for designers including Hussein Chalayan and
Giles Deacon, she then launched her first collection before graduating in
spring 2009. Browns Focus bought the eponymous collection and in the same year,
she received the prestigious NEWGEN Award from the British Fashion Council. She
continued to receive the award for three consecutive seasons.