British Fashion Awards 2009 - The Winners

Tonight, some of the biggest names of the capital's fashion industry descended on the Royal Courts of Justice to toast the best fashion talent that London fashion has to offer. And, after a year of celebrations to mark 25 years of London Fashion Week, the British Fashion Awards were always going to be a big deal.

Christopher was awarded the night's highest accolade when he was crowned the Designer of the Year for 2009, while Burberry was named the Designer Brand of the Year after a victorious return to the catwalks of London Fashion Week.

A Level student Georgia May Jagger beat Rosie Huntington-Whitely and Daisy Lowe to win the Model of the Year gong and Kate Moss took home the new, publicly-voted London 25 Award, which was created in honour of the 25th anniversary celebrations of British Fashion to recognise an individual who embodies the spirit of the capital's fashion industry.

An absent John Galliano was awarded the British Fashion Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design. His prize was collected by Kate Moss, who was dressed in a floor-sweeping dress of his design for Christian Dior. American Vogue's creative director, Grace Coddington, was the recipient of the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator and Scottish designer Christopher Kane scooped the prize for Collection of the Year.

As for new talent, Holly Fulton and Peter Pilotto were awarded The Swarovski Emerging Talent Awards for Accessories and Ready-to-Wear respectively.

Nominees announced for the 2009 British Fashion Awards

The British Fashion Council has released the shortlist of nominees for the British Fashion ‘Oscars’, which will be announced at a celebrity-packed gala event, at the Royal Courts of Justice, in The Strand, London, on December 9th, an evening which will also bring the 25th anniversary celebrations of London Fashion Week to a close.

The event recognises the most influential movers and shakers in fashion today. Of the eleven categories at the 2009 awards, the ultimate accolade is undoubtedly the title ‘Designer of the Year’, which, ironically, was won last year by Luella Bartley, who has since ceased trading. John Galliano and Alexander McQueen have both won the title several times, and other previous winners represent a roll-call of the most well-known British designers in the world, including Hussein Chalayan, Vivienne Westwood, Matthew Williamson and Stella McCartney. The winner of this year’s title will be revealed on awards night.

This year, there will be a one-off London 25 Award decided by public vote, to celebrate an individual who embodies the spirit of London and is an international ambassador for the capital’s fashion industry.

The night will also acknowledge the achievement of one designer who, throughout their career, has made an exceptional impact on global fashion, with the BFC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design.

Three of the country’s hottest young models will battle it out for the title of ‘Model of the Year’, previously won by the likes of Jourdan Dunn, Agyness Deyn, Karen Elson, Lily Cole, Erin O’Connor and Kate Moss.

The 2009 contenders are Georgia Jagger, 17, youngest daughter of Sir Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, who is the ‘face’ of Hudson Jeans, one of the new ‘faces’ of Rimmel, and a new ‘star’ for Versace; Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 22, one of the Victoria’s Secret’s “Angels” and a former ‘face’ of Burberry; and Daisy Lowe, who has an international modelling career, and is the daughter of Pearl Lowe, who recently launched her first clothing collection, and Gavin Rossdale, frontman of the band, Bush.

Swarovski is once again sponsoring two awards: the Emerging Talent Award for Ready-to-Wear, for which Mark Fast, Meadham Kirchhoff, and Peter Pilotto are nominated; and the Emerging Talent Award for Accessories, with the nominees being Holly Fulton, Camilla Stovgaard, Jessica McCormack, and Maria Francesca Pepe.

Burberry, Mulberry and Pringle of Scotland have been nominated for the Designer Brand award, while Graeme Fidler for Aquascutum, Kim Jones for Dunhill, and Todd Lynn are the nominees for Menswear Designer.

Christopher Kane, Erdem, and Jonathan Saunders are shortlisted for the BFC British Collection of the Year, and Emma Hill for Mulberry, Katie Hillier, and Nicholas Kirkwood, have been nominated for the Accessory Designer title.

The winner of the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator, previously won in 2007, by the set designer, Michael Howells, and in 2008, by the photographer, Tim Walker, will be announced on the night.

From: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/hilaryalexander/6663538/Nominees-announced-for-the-2009-British-Fashion-Awards.html