Uk Graduate Fashion Week

Uk Graduate Fashion Week announces George Gold Award line up

As the largest prize in British Style Education, Graduate Style Week Gold Award has become one of the most anticipated and coveted on the style calendar. Graduate Style Week is pleased to announce that the panel of judges for this time’s award will be Amanda Wakeley, Patrick Grant, creative director Norton & Sons and E.Tautz, Lucy Yeomans, editor Harpers Bazaar and Fiona Lambert, design director, George.

Date: June 5-8, 2011

Venue: Earls Court 2, London (Uk)

Amanda Wakeley launched her signature tag in 1990 and over the previous two decades has developed an worldwide reputation for designing fashionable, supremely luxurious, women wear and accessories. Amanda was awarded an OBE for her services to the style industry on 16th February 2010. She is also the victor of several prizes including three British Style Awards for Glamour.

Over the years, Amanda Wakeley has outfitted stars such as; Scarlett Johansson, Demi Moore, Kate Beckinsdale, Dita Von Teese, Charlize Theron, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mischa Barton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Helen Mirren and Kate Winslet. Amanda Wakeley has also had the honor to outfit many members of Royal relatives, most notably the late Princess of Wales and Queen Rania of Jordan.

Amanda Wakeley

“I am truly excited about being involved in the judging of this year’s Gold Award at Graduate Style Week. Seeing new designers at the start of their occupation are so inspirational and I’m surefire we’ll spot some of the superstars of tomorrow. British Universities are renowned for their creativity and inspiring training of the world’s style industry and I can’t wait to see what this year’s generation has in store for us.”

Celebrated menswear designer Patrick Grant has been the creative director of men’s luxury prepared to wear brand E. Tautz since 2009 when he revived this classic British product. Patrick is the current British Style Council’s Men’s clothing Designer of the Year and the only menswear designer to make the shortlist for the BFC/Vogue Style Fund (2009 and 2010).

Patrick Grant

“Britain’s style schools attract the best young talent and their record of producing exceptional designers is unmatched. I am excited to see the very best of this year’s graduating class.”

The judges will review ten shortlisted collections made from 19 catwalk shows and put the scholars through a grueling interview process, before selecting the winner of the £20,000 reward cash. They will also select a Menswear and Women wear award winner.

To ensure that absolutely none of the occasion’s exceptional catwalk talent is missed, an elite industry panel of preliminary judges is in place to join the audience at every university display to highlight what they consider to be the newest collection from each show. The judges include GFW Trustee Professor Wendy Dagworthy, Sandra Hill, Paul Smith Head of Women swear, Mark Eley (Eley Kishimoto) and Head of design, Sadie Robson from George at Asda.