March 23, 2016 |
Congratulations to Sophia Webster, purveyor of fine footwear, who was announced as this year’s recipient of the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund Award at the Bulgari Hotel last night. Not only taking home a big old bag of cash (£200,000, to be exact), she’ll also receive a year’s worth of “high level mentoring from industry insiders” to help her, well, take over the world. In winning, she joins a glittering alumni of previous winners, including Mary Katrantzou, Peter Pilotto, Christopher Kane and Erdem. Good company indeed.
“It feels amazing!” Webster said. “I’m so shocked; I still can’t quite take it in. This will just make such a massive difference to our business. The store is next on the agenda, we only just got the keys last week, so that’s our next focus. After that, our team is growing and we’ve really outgrown our space so next will be a new office. It’s incredible.” Caroline Rush, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council, added. “The judging committee was impressed by her brilliant talent and thorough business acumen; seeing great potential for developing her label into an internationally acclaimed British brand.”
Photograph courtesy of Sophia Webster
