GFW 2016 Gala Finale

08-06-2016
Hosted by Angela Scanlon with the likes of Jeff Banks, Dame Vivienne Westwood and Christopher Bailey in attendance, the 2016 awards were announced to a crammed audience eager to see the ‘names to watch’ as picked by the GFW official judges.
+ Special Recognition Award – George@Asda
Fiona Lambert picked up the award she said: “It’s been a privilege and a pleasure and I hope the next 25 years goes from strength to strength.”
+ Childrenswear Award sponsored by Mothercare – Sinaed Blagborough – University of Salford
+ International Catwalk Award sponsored by Oracle – Amesh Wijesekera – Sri Lanka
+ Red Carpet Dress Award sponsored by Lipsy – Antonia Nae – University of East London (pictured right)
+ Fashion Innovation sponsored by Boohoo – Lorn Jean – Edinburgh College of Art
+ University Design Award sponsored by Sophie Hallette – Anum Rasul – University of Salford
+ Tu at Sainsbury’s Clothing Scholarship Award – Genevieve Devine – Northumbria University
+ Visionary Knitwear Award sponsored by Matalan – Kendall Baker – Nottingham Trent University (pictured right)
+ George@Asda Catwalk to Store – George Hollins at Arts University Bournemouth
+ Lifetime Achievement Award – Jeff Banks, Vanessa and John Walford
+ N Brown Textile Award – Chloe Jackson – Nottingham Trent University
+ The Creative Catwalk Award – Hazel Symons – De Montfort University
+ Menswear Award sponsored by Debenhams – Caoimhe Savage – Kingston University
+ Womenswear Award sponsored by Marks & Spencer – Quivvei Jiang – University of the Creative Arts Epsom
+ Christopher Bailey Gold Award sponsored by Oracle – Hazel Symons – De Montfort University (pictured below)
Hazel Symons @dmuleicester student wins Christopher Bailey Gold Award @OfficialGFW #gfw25 pic.twitter.com/CCPXSyOopA
— Fashion Capital (@FashionCapital) June 8, 2016
Well done to all that took part.
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