Monday 21 June 2010

Scottish Fashion Awards 2010 winners announced

The Scottish Fashion Awards 2010 in association with Vogue.com took place last night at Glasgow’s Science Centre. Global fashion industry figures and judges such as Dolly Jones editor of Vogue.com, Hilary Alexander fashion director of The Daily Telegraph, Tessa Hartmann, Founder and Producer of The Scottish Fashion Awards and co-founder of The Scottish Fashion Council (pictured here with Jonathan Sauders and Dolly Jones) and Brian Duffy President of Ralph Lauren Europe, were all in attendance to see the homegrown talent honoured for their achievements. For a full list of winners, see below. Some of designers on display included Scotland’s Graeme Black and Jonathan Saunders; rising stars Holly Fulton, Louise Gray and Rachel Barrett; accessories designers Keira Thorley and Bebaroque; Pam Hogg; and home-grown beauty Lisa Omand, who took the Scottish Model of the Year crown. Completing the judging line-up were: Nathalie Colin – Creative Director of Swarovski; Lucy Yeomans – editor of Harpers Bazaar; Amanda Wakeley – Designer; Professor Wendy Dagworthy – Head of Fashion and Textiles at RCA, London; Brigitte Stepputis – Head of Couture at Vivienne Westwood; Richard Walker – Acting Editor in Chief of Herald Group; and Paula Reed, style director of Grazia.

The 2010 winners were:

Scottish Designer of the Year – Jonathan Saunders

Scottish Young Designer of the Year – Holly Fulton

Scottish Textile Brand of the Year – Angela Cassidy

Scottish Accessory Designer of the Year – William Chambers

Scottish Fashion Icon – Paolo Nutini

Scottish Communicator of the Year – Eilidh McAskill

Scottish Model of the Year – Lisa Omond

Scottish Retailer of the Year – Cruise

Scotland’s New Face – Terri McGlone

Scottish Graduate of the Year – Jett Sweeney

International Designer of the Year (for use of a Scottish fabric) – Markus Lupfer

Scottish Hall of Fame 2010 – Malcolm Edwards (session hair stylist)