IT TAKES determination and hard work to weather a precarious and fickle fashion industry, but after only eight years Matthew Williamson was awarded the Moët & Chandon fashion tribute for outstanding design talent.
Old Billingsgate market played host on Wednesday night to the event that was undoubtedly a highlight of London Fashion Week: a glamorous dinner and a catwalk retrospective of the designer’s work modelled by the hot face of the moment, Lily Cole, as well as Helena Christensen, Jasmine Guinness and Jodie Kidd.
To reach such a level and not be bought out by an international fashion house — or face bankruptcy — is no mean feat. Fellow designers Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney now work under the umbrella of Gucci group, and John