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British Fashion Awards 2014: Erdem, Ghesquière among the winners

Published
Dec 2, 2014

Canadian-born British-Turkish designer Erdem Moralioğlu took the top prize for his womenswear at this year's British Fashion Awards in London, while Northern Ireland-born designer Jonathan Anderson was named menswear designer of the year. 

Guests including Anna Wintour, Naomi Campbell, Lewis Hamilton and Valentino Garavani assembled in the UK capital for the British Fashion Council's annual awards Monday night. 

Erdem spring/summer 2015 London. Erdem took home the top prize for his women's wear | Photo: PixelFormula


The late Professor Louise Wilson, formerly head of the Central Saint Martins fashion school, was also honored at the ceremony. A tribute saw models in clothes by designers Wilson herself had taught including Christopher Kane and Mary Katrantzou. 

Alongside Moralioğlu and Anderson's prizes, notable gongs also went to Cara Delevingne, who was named model of the year, and Craig Green, whose Spring/Summer 2015 collection was met with tears on the runway when it was presented back in June, and who won the Emerging Menswear Designer prize.

Two British fashion giants also met on stage when the new Maison Martin Margiela creative director John Galliano presented US Vogue editor Anna Wintour with an Outstanding Achievement award. Frenchman Nicolas Ghesquière was awarded the coveted 'International Designer' prize for his first year of work at Louis Vuitton. 

Here is the full list of winners:

Emerging Womenswear Designer: Marques’Almeida

Emerging Menswear Designer: Craig Green

Emerging Accessory Designer: Prism

Red Carpet Designer: Alexander McQueen

Model of the Year: Cara Delevingne

Special Recognition: Chris Moore

Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Edward Enninful

International Designer: Nicolas Ghesquière

Outstanding Achievement: Anna Wintour OBE

Creative Campaign: Louis Vuitton

New Establishment: Simone Rocha

Establishment: Preen

Brand: Victoria Beckham

British Style: Emma Watson

Accessory: Anya Hindmarch

Menswear: J.W. Anderson

Womenswear: Erdem

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