Christopher Bailey Designer of the Year

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

por The designer who helped turn Burberry into a global label, Christopher Bailey, received the British Fashion Awards Designer of the Year award last night. This is the second time that Bailey has received the award, with his first win occurring in 2005.

The award was just the icing on the cake for Bailey who is 30 years old and has had a wonderful fashion year. He not only was in the Queen’s Birthday Honours at the beginning of the year where he received an MBE, and saw his 2010 Burberry summer collection hailed as the highlight of September’s London Fashion Week.

Last night Bailey also won the Designer Brand award, during which he announced that the Prorsum line from Burberry would also be seen at the London Fashion Week this coming February.

Model of the Year was taken home by Georgia May Jagger the daughter of Sir Mick Jagger after a year of success as the model for Hudson Jeans.

Other fashion figures that received awards include Grace Coddington the creative director of American Vogue who won the Isabella Blow Award and Kate Moss who received the public vote London 25 Award.

Also honoured was John Galliano winning the Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design and Kim Jones who won the award for Menswear Designer.

The BFC British Collection of the Year trophy was won by Christopher Kane who is responsible for designs from Donatella Versace and Topshop.

Many celebrities were in attendance at the biggest night in fashion including Victoria Beckham, Claudia Schiffer, and Kate Moss.