Emilia Wickstead
Emilia Wickstead is a New Zealand-born fashion designer based in London, England. In 2014 she won the Red Carpet Designer of the Year Award at the Elle Style Awards and her high-profile clients include Samantha Cameron, the wife of British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.[1]
Early life
Wickstead was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Angela Wickstead, a designer with a boutique in fashionable Parnell.[2] At the age of 14 she and her mother moved to Milan, Italy.[1] Wickstead studied fashion design and marketing at Central Saint Martins art school in London and interned in New York at Giorgio Armani and Vogue magazine.[3][4]
Career
At the age of 24, Wickstead's boyfriend gave her GBP5000 to start her business. She created a small collection of clothes and held showings for family and friends in her living room, taking orders for made-to-measure items.[3] Her work was featured in Tatler and UK Vogue magazines, and she was able to expand, opening a store in Belgravia, and employing a team of seamstresses.[1][4] She had her first showing at London Fashion Week in 2012, and holds shows and consultations in New Zealand, New York and Milan.[4][5]
Wickstead's style has been described as "graceful", "understated elegance" and her choice of colours as "pretty but not saccharine".[3][6]
Recognition
- Shortlisted for the BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
- Shortlisted for a British Fashion Award for New Establishment Designer in 2014 and 2015.
- Won the WALPOLE Award for Brands of Tomorrow 2015.
- Shortlisted for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2015.
- Won ELLE magazine’s Style Award for Red Carpet Designer of the Year 2014.
- BFC Fashion Trust recipient 2014.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Walker, Zoe (2010-07-01). "Profile: Emilia Wickstead". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ "How Emilia Wickstead conquered fashion". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ a b c Mower, Sarah. "London Calling: Who Is
Emilia Wickstead?". Vogue. Retrieved 2016-05-18. - ^ a b c "Emilia Wickstead". The Arts Foundation. 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ a b "London Fashion Week - Emilia Wickstead". www.londonfashionweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ Codinha, Alessandra. "From Kate Middleton to Young Hollywood: Emilia Wickstead Brings Sloane Square Style to the Red Carpet". Vogue. Retrieved 2016-05-18.