A Successful Night at the British Fashion Awards for RCA Alumni
Three former Royal College of Art Fashion graduates secured prizes at the 2013 British Fashion Awards on Monday, 2 December. The event, held at The London Coliseum and hosted by Jack Whitehall, marked the British Fashion Association’s twenty-fifth anniversary year.
Christopher Bailey (MA Fashion Womenswear, 1994) enjoyed a double win on the evening and was presented with both Designer Brand of the Year and Menswear Designer of the Year awards for iconic British fashion brand, Burberry. Erdem (MA Fashion Menswear, 2003) received the Red Carpet Award, an award giving recognition to a designer who has created a global awareness of their designs in the media. Recent graduate Sophia Webster (MA Fashion Womenswear, 2010) scooped the Emerging Accessories Designer Award for her innovative and directional approach to design and influence in the British accessory design.Â