WE HAVE PLEASURE IN BRINGING YOU THESE SUPERB IMAGES WHICH REFLECT THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WARMTH (AND PRIDE) IN THE ROOM AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY FOR GRADUATE FASHION WEEK 2012. (IT IS SAID THAT THIS WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GRADUATE FASHION WEEK FOR 21 YEARS!)
Celebrities attending the event included Livia Firth, Caroline Flack, Bip Ling, Zara Martin, and the stunning Michelle Mone (who had a lovely smile for each and every camera – is it any wonder that this lady is so successful?), plus Matthew Williamson and the beautiful Daphne Guinness (it’s clear these two are great friends. Daphne couldn’t seem to keep a straight face with Matthew around…)
GRADUATE FASHION WEEK – AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
Celebrity judges and presenters included Julien Macdonald, Michelle Mone, Matthew Williamson, Mary Katrantzou, Suzy Menkes, Fiona Lambert of George, Daphne Guinness, Bip Ling, Jefferson Hack, Daisy Lowe, Mark Fast, David Koma, Caroline Flack, Louise Redknapp, Jeff Banks and of course, the lovely GFW hostess Caryn Franklin (among many others)
On the stage with Chloe were Suzy Menkes (who is the Herald Tribune’s Fashion Editor), Daphne Guinness, and Fiona Lambert (who is George’s Brand Director)
THE WINNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS GRADUATE FASHION WEEK GEORGE GOLD AWARD WENT TO CHLOE JONES FROM BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
LET’S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT HER SUPERB COLLECTION…
NOT ONLY DID CHLOE WIN THE £20,000 PRIZE WHICH WENT WITH THE GOLD AWARD BUT SHE ALSO SCOOPED THE ‘BEST WOMENSWEAR’ TITLE FOR HER CASUAL TAKE ON EVENING WEAR, MIXING LUXURIOUS CHIFFON WITH JEWEL EMBELLISHED SWEAT-SHIRT MATERIAL
BEST MENSWEAR AWARD
RIONA HORROX – EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
Best Menswear Collection went to Riona Horrox of Edinburgh College of Art, Karen Jessen from Berlin’s ESMOD won the International Trophy and Fiona Xiaoping Huang from UCLan won the Zandra Rhode’s Textiles Award. The Ethical Award went to Sarah Murphy from Northumbria University. The Knitwear Award was won jointly by Josianne Propp from Manchester and Caitlin Charles Jones of Kingston.
KNITWEAR AWARD WINNER JOSIANNE PROPP
MANCHESTER
KNITWEAR AWARD WINNER CAITLIN CHARLES
KINGSTON
ZANDRA RHODE’S TEXTILES AWARD
FIONA XIAOPING HUANG – UCLan
FINALLY MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS MOORE FOR HIS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN CATWALK PHOTOGRAPHY
WE SALUTE YOU SIR!