Designer
name: Giles Deacon
Design background: After graduating from Central Saint Martins in 1992, Giles worked with Jean Charles De Castelbajac in Paris for 2 years. From 1998 until 2002 he was a designer at Bottega Veneta and the Gucci Group. In February 2004, Giles presented his first collection at London Fashion Week at the Chelsea Pensioner's Club at the Chelsea Royal Hospital. The show was styled by Katie Grand with music by Steve Mackey of Pulp and lighting by John Akehurst. Models included Karen Elson, Eva Herzigova and Nadja Auerman. The collection was featured in American, British, Japanese, Italian and French Vogue, as well as W, Harper's Bazaar, POP and i-D and was bought by Harvey Nichols, Liberty and Selfridges.
In November 2004 Giles was awarded
'Best New Designer' at the British Fashion Awards. This was followed by Giles being awarded the Elle 'Best New Designer' award in February 2005. In November 2006 Giles was awarded
'British Designer of the Year' at the British Fashion Awards.
Design signatures: “Statement,
playful, confidence-giving clothes.”
Who is your ideal client? “Elizabeth Saltzman.”
Three autumn/winter 2012 inspirations: "The National Gallery and The National Portrait Gallery are great sources of inspiration, especially their ‘First Actresses: Gender, Representation and Performance’ exhibition which has been a great source of inspiration for autumn/winter 2012, also the Edward Burra show at Pallant House in Chichester and Sandra at The Golden Heart, Shoreditch."