Dress of the Year

The Dress of the Year is an annual fashion award run by the Fashion Museum, Bath from 1963. Each year since 1963, the Museum has asked a fashion journalist to select a dress or outfit that best represents the most important new ideas in contemporary fashion[1]. For 2010 the Museum broke with tradition by asking the milliner Stephen Jones, rather than a journalist, to choose an outfit. [2]. The outfit is then donated to the Fashion Museum along with an Adel Rootstein mannequin to represent that year's total look.[1]

Dress of the Year selections in chronological order

Year Designer Selected by:
1963
Mary Quant = Grey wool pinafore dress & blouse
Reed Crawford = hat
Anello & Davide = boots
Members of The Fashion Writers' Association
1964
Jean Muir for Jane & Jane = Liberty silk dress
Christian Dior at Charles Jourdan = shoes
Members of The Fashion Writers' Association
1965
John Bates at Jean Varon = Printed linen dress with mesh midriff
Anello & Davide = shoes
Members of The Fashion Writers' Association
1966
Michèle Rosier of V de V for Young Jaeger = Clear plastic raincoat
Young Jaeger = Black & white rayon linen dress
Simone Mirman = hat
Elliott = boots
John Bates for Echo = tights
Ernestine Carter, Fashion Editor of The Sunday Times
1967
David Bond for Slimma = Woman's trouser suit & blouse in striped cotton
Edward Mann = hat
Saxone = shoes
Felicity Green of The Daily Mirror
1968
Jean Muir = Black-spotted white cotton voile dress
Bally = shoes
Ailsa Garland of Fashion Magazine
1969
Ossie Clark for Quorum = Woman's silk chiffon and satin trouser suit in Celia Birtwell print.
Rayne = shoes
Prudence Glynn of The Times
1970
Bill Gibb at Baccarat = Woman's plaid wool skirt with blue & white blouse
Kaffe Fassett = knitted waistcoat
Chelsea Cobbler = boots
Beatrix Miller of Vogue
1971
Female: Graziella Fontana for Judith Hornby = Hot pants suit in checked Liberty cotton.
Ravel = sandals
Male: Rupert Lycett Green for Blades = Black velvet man's evening suit & boots
Serena Sinclair of The Daily Telegraph and Patrick Lichfield
1972
Biba = Teenage girl's dress, hat & boots, all in red & white spotted cotton
Bobby Hillson = Young girl's checked cotton dress & pinafore
Orange Hand for Montague Burton = Boy's trousers, jumper and tank top
Moira Keenan of The Sunday Times
1973
Female: Marc Bohan for Christian Dior London = White wool coat & hat
Male: Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche = Wool jacket, trousers & sweater
Alison Adburgham of The Guardian
1974
Ottavio and Rosita Missoni = Male & female ensembles in knitted wool & rayon
Pasquali = shoes
Jennifer Hocking of Harper's Bazaar and Queen magazine
1975
Female: Gina Fratini = Wedding dress, veil & posy basket, cream silk organza with mimosa print
Male: Tommy Nutter = Bridegroom's frock coat suit, eau de nil wool
Chelsea Cobbler = shoes
Anna Harvey of Brides magazine
1976
Female: Kenzo Takada of Jungle Jap = Two women's ensembles, printed cotton, with wooden jewellery
Male: Fiorucci = Hand-knitted sweater, two shirts and jeans
Helena Matheopoulos of The Daily Express
1977
Kenzo Takada of Jungle Jap = Shirt-dress in khaki cotton, straw hat & plimsolls
Ann Boyd of The Observer
1978
Female: Gordon Luke Clarke = Printed cotton & polyester jersey tunic, skirt and trousers worn with black leather skirt and coat
Male: Cerruti = Coat, jacket, waistcoat & trousers, knitted wool and wool tweed
Barbara Griggs of The Daily Mail
1979
Jean Muir = Black rayon jersey dress & beret with black leather jacket
Manolo Blahnik for Zapata = shoes
Geraldine Ranson of The Sunday Telegraph
1980
Calvin Klein = Red & brown striped silk dress with leather belt & wooden jewellery
Diego della Valle = sandals
Michael Roberts of The Sunday Times
1981
Karl Lagerfeld for Chloé = Printed white silk dress
Walter Steiger = shoes
Ugo Correani = necklace
Vanessa de Lisle of Harper's & Queen
1982
Margaret Howell = Linen skirt, shirt and waistcoat
Nigel Preston of Maxfield Parrish = Blue suede and fawn chamois leather skirt & jacket with Margaret Howell shirt, belt by Mulberry
Manolo Blahnik for Zapata = shoes
Grace Coddington of Vogue
1983
Sheridan Barnett = Linen dress and coat
Manolo Blahnik = shoes
Sally Brampton of The Observer
1984
Female: Body Map = Ensemble comprising skirt, jumper, stockings, hat, waxed jacket & earrings
Female: Betty Jackson = Dress, cardigan & hat with scarf by Brian Bolger
Male: Katharine Hamnett = Man's T-shirt, shirt and cotton trousers
Brenda Polan of The Guardian
1985
Female: Bruce Oldfield = Black silk & gold lamé evening dress
Charles Jourdan = shoes
Maria Buck = jewellery
Male: Scott Crolla ensemble, shirt, crushed velvet trousers and ikat mules.
Suzy Menkes of The Times
1986
Male: Giorgio Armani = Jacket, trousers, shirt and brogues
Female: Giorgio Armani = Checked wool jacket, skirt, and black suede shoes
Colin McDowell of Country Life
1987
John Galliano = Checked cotton coat, skirt, shirt & hat
Patrick Cox = shoes
Debbi Mason of Elle
1988
Jean-Paul Gaultier for Junior Gaultier = Black denim dress, mesh T-shirt, hat, tights & shoes
Jeff Banks of The Clothes Show, BBC television.
1989
Rifat Ozbek = Woman's evening ensemble, embroidered velvet
Kathryn Samuel of The Daily Telegraph
1990
Romeo Gigli = Woman's trouser suit, dark blue velvet, with organza blouse
Joan Burstein of Browns
1991
Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel = Pink lurex & wool tweed jacket & shoes, denim skirt & hat, belt & costume jewellery
Elizabeth Tilberis of Vogue
1992
Ralph Lauren = Woman's black and white pinstripe trouser suit & shirt
Liz Smith of The Times
1993
Donna Karan = Purple wool & stretch velvet dress, hat & boots
Glenda Bailey of Marie Claire
1994
John Galliano = Black silk strapless evening dress
Meredith Etherington Smith of Harper's & Queen
1995
Female: Catherine Rayner = Wedding dress, beaded ivory silk satin
Emma Hope = shoes
Male: Tom Gilbey = Bridegroom's ivory silk frock coat, embroidered waistcoat & cream wool trousers
Sandra Boler of Brides magazine
1996
Female: Alexander McQueen = Floral brocade top with red 'bumster' trousers
Male: Paul Smith = Bright blue two-piece suit and shirt
Tamsin Blanchard of The Independent
1997
Hussein Chalayan = Purple evening dress with sunburst bead embroidery
Julien MacDonald = 'Mermaid' evening dress, gold knitted rayon & horsehair
Lainey Keogh = Evening dress and coat, black knit with beading
Deborah Milner = Evening coat, purple velvet, with fur collar
Philip Treacy = Sculptural black bonnet
Isabella Blow of The Sunday Times
1998
Female: Sonia Rykiel = Woman's ensemble, black knitted sweater & combat trousers, with pink marabou stole
Male: Chris Bailey for Jigsaw Menswear = Silver-grey suit, white T-shirt and ankle-length puffa jacket.
Iain R. Webb of Elle
1999
Alexander McQueen = Dress, cream lace with brown leather collar & sandals
Susannah Frankel of The Independent
2000
Donatella Versace for Versace = Bamboo-print silk chiffon evening dress and jeweled mules.
Lisa Armstrong of The Times
2001
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche = Woman's 'peasant' ensemble, gauze top, velvet & satin skirt, with boots and velvet scarf
Alexandra Shulman of Vogue
2002
Junya Watanabe = Dress, pieced together knit & jersey fabrics, and distressed cow-hide shoes
Hilary Alexander of The Daily Telegraph
2003
Marni = Colorful printed dress.
Lucinda Chambers of Vogue
2004
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche = Evening dress in Chinese dragon print satin.
Sarajane Hoare of Vanity Fair
2005
Alber Elbaz for Lanvin = Blue silk faille dress with full skirt.
Charlie Porter of GQ and The Guardian
2006
Prada = Olive green coat with fur patch pockets.
Sarah Mower
2007
GILES = orange Troubador dress with accompanying orange scarf.
Hywel Davies
2008
Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel = Gold star and navy blue trouser ensemble.
Kate Moss for Topshop = Long sleeved black dress with heart-print.
Paula Reed of Grazia
2009
Antonio Berardi = White and black trompe l'oeil corset dress.
Lucy Yeomans of Harper's Bazaar
2010
Vivienne Westwood = Green ribbed shot-silk deconstructed dress.
Stephen Jones

References

  1. ^ a b Dress of the Year at the Fashion Museum's website Accessed 25 May 2011
  2. ^ Press release for the 2010 Dress of the Year at the Fashion Museum's website Accessed 25 May 2011

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