| Set List | Performance (Vanessa-Mae)
Street Style Award:
Duffer St. George,
Red or Dead,
YMC,
Menswear Designer Award:
John Rocha,
Oswald Boateng,
Paul Smith (winner)
New Generation Award:
Antonio Berardi (winner),
Clements Ribeiro,
Copperwheat Blundell,
Julien Macdonald,
Seraph
Fashion Journalist of the Year Award:
Hilary Alexander
Retailer Award:
French Connection,
Jigsaw (winner),
Oasis,
Warehouse
Accessory Designer Award:
Erickson Beamon,
Manolo Blahnik,
Philip Treacy (winner),
Stephen Jones
Contemporary Collections Award
Betty Jackson,
Jasper Conran,
Jean Muir,
Joseph,
Nicole Farhi (winner)
Classics Award:
J&M Davidson,
Jaeger,
John Smedley (winner),
Mulberry
Hall of Fame Award:
Clinton Silver
Glamour Award:
Pearce Fionda (winner),
Amanda Wakeley,
Bellville Sassoon / Lorcan Mullany,
Ben de Lisi
Memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales
British Designer of the Year:
Alexander McQueen (joint winner),
Antonio Berardi,
Clements Ribeiro,
Hussein Chalayan,
John Galliano (joint winner),
Vivienne Westwood |
| Performance Notes | This was the first time in the 13 year history of the awards that two designers had been joint winners of Britain's top fashion award. The award presented to Alexander McQueen and John Galliano was one of 11 awards presented at a ceremony wuth an audience of 3,000 guests. Naomi Campbell received Galliano's awrd on his behalf.
Bruce Oldfield announced that the British Fashion Council would set up a scholarship and charitable trust in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales - the inspiration of many designers, and the greatest ever ambassador for British fashion.
A mix up at the ceremony happened when Clements Ribeiro were called to the stage and were given the New Generation award, but 48 hours later it emerged that the real winner was Antonio Berardi.
The ceremony was broadcast on Channel 5 on 23 October 1997.
Guests at the event included Saffron (Republica), Selina Blow, Goldie (rapper), Wayne Hemingway (designer) and baby son Beck, Vivienne Westwood (designer), Nichol Farhi (designer), Naomi Cinzano, Bruce Oldfield (designer), Hilary Alexander (journalist), Ren Pearce, Andrew Fionda (designers), Claudia Schiffer (model), Sherilyn Fenn,, Keith Flint (The Prodigy), Jude Law (actor), Sadie Frost (actress), Darcy Bussell (ballerina), David Ginola (footballer), Naomi Campbell (model), Chris Eubank (boxer), Julien McDonald (designer), Dominic Lawson. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1997/147),
Video (RAHE/5/1997/10) |