RCA Fashion alumnus Christopher Bailey, Chief Creative Officer at Burberry, was the guest speaker at RCA Innovation Night on Tuesday 28 June 2011.

Click on the image (left) to view the conversation between Christopher Bailey and Paul Thompson.

Born in Yorkshire, Christopher Bailey graduated from the RCA in 1994 and is responsible for the design of all Burberry collections and products, including advertising, multimedia content and overall brand image. Christopher's many awards include British Designer of the Year (2005 and 2009), Innovation Award (2010) and the International Award of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (2010).

Christopher Bailey attributed the success of Burberry to its ability to unite its design innovation with visionary business leadership, and his immense respect for the firm's 154-year-old heritage was much in evidence. Design innovation was a recurring theme of Innovation Night, which was introduced by milliner Zara Gorman, an RCA Fashion alumna from 2010. Gorman's graduate collection has attracted significant fashion industry attention, and she has been tipped as 'one to watch' by Italian Vogue.