Wednesday 30 November 2011

British Fashion Awards 2011

This week’s British Fashion Awards celebrated women as the forefront of British design with Sarah Burton, Victoria Beckham and Stella McCartney winning the most sought-after awards.

(Sarah Burton with Designer of the Year award)

I was so pleased to see a well-deserved Sarah Burton, creative director at Alexander McQueen, named designer of the year. This award tops a fantastically successful year for Burton, who designed the most memorable dress of the decade, Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, and broke record visitor numbers for the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition in New York.

(Victoria Beckham with Designer Brand award)

Sarah Burton has shown that Britain is again leading the design field with such exciting names as Stella McCartney, Burberry, Erdem, Christopher Kane, Paul Smith, Mary Katrantzou, Victoria Beckham, Charlotte Olympia and many more. Do you need any more reasons to buy British?

(Christopher Kane and Alexa Chung with New Establishment award)

For those of you who missed the winners list, here it is:

Emerging talent award – ready to wear: Mary Katrantzou

Emerging talent award – accessories: Tabitha Simmons

Emerging talent award – menswear: Christopher Raeburn

Accessory designer: Charlotte Olympia

Menswear designer: Kim Jones

Designer brand: Victoria Beckham

Model: Stella Tennant

BFC outstanding achievement in fashion: Paul Smith

Isabella Blow award for fashion creator: Sam Gainsbury

Red carpet award: Stella McCartney

Designer of the year: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen

New establishment award: Christopher Kane

British style award brought to you by Vodafone: Alexa Chung

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