William Banks-Blaney
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William Banks-Blaney | |
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| Born | William Banks-Blaney England |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion expert and founder of williamvintage |
| Website | www |
William Banks-Blaney is a fashion expert and author of "25 Dresses".[1] The original founder and CEO of vintage brand WilliamVintage, he stepped down from the role in 2017.[2] He has been referred to as "The Vintage King" by Vogue,[3] Harper's Bazaar,[4] The Times,[5] The Telegraph,[6] The Independent,[7] and The New York Times.[8]
Education and Charitable Work
During his time as CEO of WilliamVintage, Banks-Blaney was a visiting Fellow at the London College of Fashion,[9] a guest lecturer at the Conde Nast College of Art and Design[10] Style Ambassador to American Express [11] and lectured at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the The London Fashion and Textile Museum. He was also a Fashion Patron of Oxfam creating masterclasses shown on Vogue.com.[12] and directed a campaign with Guy Aroch which featured in national press, advertising and in Oxfam stores nationwide.[13]
Publishing
In September 2013, Quadrille Publishing announced it has signed Banks-Blaney for his first book 25 Dresses, a hard-back book focusing on the evolution of women's fashion and the legacy of haute couture in the 21st century, which launched March 2015.[14] The book was formally launched at the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts in May 2015.[15]
Personal life
Banks-Blaney had a previous relationship with Gregory Barker, the former UK Climate Change Minister. In October 2006 it was announced Barker had left his wife for Banks-Blaney amid intense media scrutiny upon them both.[16]
Banks-Blaney's lawyers, Carter-Ruck, soon issued a statement that ‘William Banks-Blaney has won substantial damages from the publishers of the Evening Standard and The Sun over false allegations which 'impugned his integrity'[17] and the newspapers printed subsequent apologies.[18]
References
- ^ https://www.thebookseller.com/feature/interview-william-banks-blaney-339356
- ^ https://www.vogue.com/article/marie-blanchet-wiliam-vintage-party-with-michael-bargo
- ^ "The Vintage King". Vogue.
- ^ "In conversation with William Banks-Blaney". Harper's Bazaar.
- ^ "A man that does". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "A Perfect Vintage". The Telegraph.
- ^ "The king of vintage: William Banks-Blaney picks his award-season favourites". The Independent. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "'Vintage King' Mines the Past". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vpYXCXsTMSM
- ^ "Conde Nast College on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 February 2015.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ https://www.amexessentials.com/vintage-always-in-fashion/
- ^ "Oxfam WilliamVintage Edit: Festive" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Behind the scenes at the Oxfam and WilliamVintage photo shoot". Oxfam.
- ^ "DCD Publishing Secures deal and global representation for 'The Vintage King'". dcdmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ https://www.hayfestival.com/p-9806-william-banks-blaney.aspx?skinid=16
- ^ "Menage a Tories – The MP, the loyal wife and his gay lover". London Evening Standard. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "William Banks-Blaney". Carter-Ruck.
- ^ "News in brief". London Evening Standard.