British Fashion Awards 2013
Monday 25 November 2013
London, United Kingdom
The British Fashion Awards is a ceremony held annually to present awards to those who have made the most outstanding contributions to clothing design during the year.
The awards include that of British Designer of the Year, and Outstanding Contribution as well as awards to the 'most-fashionable' celebrities in various fields.
: Tuesday 27th November
British designers and creatives are renowned for their ability to set the global fashion agenda. Each year the British Fashion Awards celebrates their creativity and success.
Established in 1989, the British Fashion Awards was born from the British Fashion Council’s then five-year-old Designer of the Year Award. For more than 20 years, the British Fashion Awards has been celebrating the contributions of British designers, creatives and models to the international fashion scene.
The British Fashion Awards begins with a drinks reception followed by dinner and then the awards ceremony itself.
HISTORY OF AWARDS
2011
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New Establishment Award recognises new movement in British fashion
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British Fashion Award nominees, led by Save the Children and British Fashion Council ambassador Samantha Cameron, celebrated their nomination by taking part in Born to Walk Tall - the first ever fashion mile, to honour the critical work performed by doctors, nurses and midwives worldwide.
Two new awards were introduced this year: New Establishment and Emerging Talent - Menswear. | |
2010
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Lee Alexander McQueen receives posthumous award
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Hosted at a new venue of The Savoy, four time winner of British Designer of the Year award, Lee Alexander McQueen received the award for Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design in recognition for his extraordinary career.
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2009
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The British Fashion Council introduce two new awards
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Hosted at the Royal Courts of Justice on its 25th anniversary, the British Fashion Council introduces two new awards: Outstanding Contribution to British Fashion and London 25, an award voted for by the public.
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2008
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Two new awards for emerging talent
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Event is staged at the Lawrence Hall, Westminster and, for the third consecutive year, is supported by Swarovski, which also sponsors two new awards – The Swarovski Emerging Talent Awards for Ready-to-Wear and for Accessories.
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2007
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Stylist Isabella Blow remembered
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Fashion Creator Award is renamed Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator in honour of Isabella Blow, who tragically died on May 7, 2007. Blow was renowned for her unerring support of British designers and for her contribution to the international fashion industry as a whole. The BFC also creates BFC Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Award. Event moves to RHS’s Lawrence Hall in Westminster and is sponsored by Swarovski.
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2006
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British Fashion Council introduces £50k BFC Enterprise Award
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Staged at the Victoria & Albert Museum and sponsored by Swarovski. BFC introduces BFC Enterprise Award, a major cash prize, which is won by Jonathan Saunders.
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2004
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Victoria & Albert Museum backs Fashion Achiever Award
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Major British arts institution, which also stages the Awards this year, backs new V&A Fashion Achiever Award, which is collected by photographer David Bailey, and then journalist Suzy Menkes, OBE, in 2005, and retailer Joan Burstein, CBE, in 2006.
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2003
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TV, film and music injection creates British Style Awards
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For one year only, the BFC industry partners with Lycra to throw open the awards categories to the TV, film and music industries, giving birth to the hybrid British Style Awards at Old Billingsgate Market.
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2001
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HRH Prince of Wales attends as Guest of Honour
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Battersea Park Arena is honoured with the presence of HRH Prince of Wales, who attends event as Guest of Honour. Sir Paul Smith’s knighthood, received the previous year for services to the fashion industry, is celebrated. Rover is sponsor for second year; BBC 2 covers the event.
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2000
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New sponsor Rover introduces People’s Award
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British car brand Rover partners the BFC, introducing the People’s Choice Award to the line-up, won in its first year by Alexander McQueen. Returns to the Natural History Museum.
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1998-99
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British Fashion Awards celebrates 10th anniversary
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Sky News sponsors gala event marking a decade since the inception of the British Fashion Awards.
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1997
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Alexander McQueen scoops Designer of the Year for a second year
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Event, held at The Royal Albert Hall, is sponsored by Lloyds for eighth and final year.
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1996
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Awards return to The Royal Albert Hall
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Lloyds continues to sponsor event as it returns to its first home.
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1995
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Fashion cognoscenti honour Jean Muir
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Held at the Natural History Museum for a second year, ceremony includes a tribute to Jean Muir, who passed away on May 28 that year, aged 66.
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1992
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Event moves to Grosvenor House
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1991
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The Duke of York’s Headquarters becomes event venue
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1990
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Diana, Princess of Wales attends as Guest of Honour
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The ‘People’s Princess’ attends the second British Fashion Awards. Leading banking company Lloyds comes on board as headline sponsor of the event, a partnership which lasts for eight years.
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1989
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The annual British Fashion Awards is born
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Following the success of its Designer of the Year award, launched in 1984, the British Fashion Council evolves the concept into the British Fashion Awards, recognising a wider spectrum of designers and also photographers. Held at The Royal Albert Hall, and sponsored by Clairol, seven awards are presented on the night.
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1984
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British Fashion Council introduces Designer of the Year Award
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Agenda-setting designer Katharine Hamnett scoops the BFC’s first ever Designer of the Year Award. The same year, she famously wore her '58% DON'T WANT PERSHING' t-shirt to meet the then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Hamnett remains as relevant today as she did 25 years ago
British Designer of the Year |
1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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no ceremony
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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no ceremony
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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