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British Fashion Awards 2008 - London 2008
The 2008 British Fashion Awards supported by Swarovski for the third consecutive year took place in London Tuesday night. Hosted by broadcaster Mariella Frostrup, the ceremony saw designers, models, fashion editors and stylists, as well as industry VIPs joined by a glamorous line-up of guests and presenters, including Claudia Schiffer, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Alex James, and Erin O’Connor.
Aside from adding the requisite sparkle to the event with an incredible Swarovski Crystal Palace chandelier, designed by Lenny Kravitz, Swarovski has created of the two new awards presented to the Britain’s most promising designers in the ready-to-wear and accessories categories; the Swarovski Emerging Talent Awards for Ready-to-Wear and Accessories.
These two awards were conceived by the British Fashion Council and Swarovski in order to recognise and financially reward designers as they establish their fledgling fashion businesses. Louise Goldin won the ready to wear award and Nicholas Kirkwood was the winner in the accessories category.
Swarovski has a long standing tradition of supporting the newest talents in fashion and are proud to continue their role as a patron of the most dynamic young designers in the world.
Milliner Stephen Jones received the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design in recognition for his extraordinary career during which he has collaborated with established and new fashion designers, as well as creating masterpieces of headwear for other industries such as music, film and dance. Stephen also has a long-standing relationship with Swarovski, whose crystals have adorned his creations for the ballet and other collaborations with designers such as Basso & Brooke, Giles Deacon, and most recently Comme des Garcons for their Christmas 2008 Crystal Journey.
The Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator, which was renamed last year in honour of the late visionary stylist, went to photographer Tim Walker.
Jimmy Choo won the Designer Brand category. Headed by Founder and President Tamara Mellon, and CEO Joshua Schulman, the company which was founded in 1996 now enjoys the visibility of a major luxury accessories brand with 70 branded stores in many of the world's top locations.
Christopher Bailey, Creative Director for Burberry was named Menswear Designer for the second consecutive year.
For the first time the Bespoke Award, created in recognition of an important sector of the industry, and was awarded to Richard James for his contribution to British tailoring.
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