Dress of the Year

Dress of the Year exhibit at the Fashion Museum, Bath. From left to right, outfits by Christopher Kane (2013), Mary Quant (1963), and John Galliano (1987).

The Dress of the Year is an annual fashion award run by the Fashion Museum, Bath from 1963. Each year since 1963, the Museum has asked a fashion journalist to select a dress or outfit that best represents the most important new ideas in contemporary fashion.^[1] For 2010 the Museum broke with tradition by asking the milliner Stephen Jones, rather than a journalist, to choose an outfit;^[2] and again in 2014 when the fashion blogger, Susanna Lau of Style Bubble, was asked to choose an outfit for 2013.^[3] The outfit is then donated to the Fashion Museum along with an Adel Rootstein mannequin to represent that year's total look.^[1]

Selections in chronological order

Year	Designer(s)	Brief description	Selected by:	Associated publication
1963	Mary Quant Reed Crawford (hat) Anello & Davide (boots)	Grey wool 'Rex Harrison' pinafore dress & cream blouse.[4]	Members of The Fashion Writers' Association
1964	Jean Muir for Jane & Jane Charles Jourdan for Dior (shoes)	Dress in printed Liberty silk.	Members of The Fashion Writers' Association
1965	John Bates for Jean Varon Anello & Davide (shoes)	Printed linen dress with mesh midriff.	Members of The Fashion Writers' Association
1966	Michèle Rosier of V de V (coat) Young Jaeger (dress) Simone Mirman (hat) Elliott (boots) John Bates for Echo (tights)	Clear plastic raincoat and boots worn with black & white rayon linen dress, white tights and white hat with red plastic visor.[5]	Ernestine Carter	The Sunday Times
1967	David Bond for Slimma Edward Mann (hat) Saxone (shoes)	Woman's trouser suit, hat & blouse in striped cotton.	Felicity Green	The Daily Mirror
1968	Jean Muir Bally (shoes)	Black-spotted white cotton voile dress.	Ailsa Garland	Fashion
1969	Ossie Clark for Quorum Rayne (shoes)	Woman's silk chiffon and satin trouser suit in Celia Birtwell print.[4]	Prudence Glynn	The Times
1970	Bill Gibb for Baccarat Kaffe Fassett (knitwear) The Chelsea Cobbler (boots)	Plaid wool skirt and blue and white blouse, knitted waistcoat, blue suede boots.	Beatrix Miller	UK Vogue
1971	Female: Graziella Fontana for Judith Hornby Ravel (sandals) Male: Rupert Lycett Green for Blades	Female: Hot pants suit in checked Liberty cotton. Male: Black velvet evening suit & boots.	Serena Sinclair and Patrick Lichfield	The Daily Telegraph
1972	Teenage girl:Biba Young girl: Bobby Hillson Young boy: Orange Hand for Montague Burton	Teenage girl: Dress, hat & boots, all in red & white spotted cotton. Young girl: Checked cotton dress & pinafore. Young boy: Trousers, jumper and tank top.	Moira Keenan	The Sunday Times
1973	Female: Marc Bohan for Christian Dior London Male: Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche	Female: White wool coat & hat. Male: Wool jacket, trousers & sweater.	Alison Adburgham	The Guardian
1974	Ottavio and Rosita Missoni Pasquali (shoes)	Male & female ensembles in knitted wool & rayon.	Jennifer Hocking	Harper's Bazaar and Queen magazine
1975	Female: Gina Fratini Male: Tommy Nutter The Chelsea Cobbler (shoes)	Female: Wedding dress, veil & posy basket, cream silk organza with mimosa print. Male: Bridegroom's frock coat suit, eau de nil wool.	Anna Harvey	Brides
1976	Female: Kenzo Takada of Jungle Jap Male: Fiorucci	Female: Two printed cotton ensembles with wooden jewellery. Male: Hand-knitted sweater, two shirts and jeans.	Helena Matheopoulos	The Daily Express
1977	Kenzo Takada of Jungle Jap	Shirt-dress in khaki cotton, straw hat & plimsolls.	Ann Boyd	The Observer
1978	Female: Gordon Luke Clarke Male: Cerruti	Female: Printed cotton & polyester jersey tunic, skirt and trousers worn with black leather skirt and coat. Male: Coat, jacket, waistcoat & trousers, knitted wool and wool tweed.	Barbara Griggs	The Daily Mail
1979	Jean Muir Manolo Blahnik for Zapata (shoes)	Black rayon jersey dress & beret with black leather jacket.	Geraldine Ranson	The Sunday Telegraph
1980	Calvin Klein Diego della Valle (sandals)	Red & brown striped silk dress with leather belt & wooden jewellery.	Michael Roberts	The Sunday Times
1981	Karl Lagerfeld for Chloé Walter Steiger (shoes) Ugo Correani (necklace)	Printed white silk dress.	Vanessa de Lisle	Harper's & Queen
1982	Margaret Howell Nigel Preston of Maxfield Parrish (leather wear) Mulberry (belt) Manolo Blahnik for Zapata (shoes)	Two women's ensembles, a linen skirt, shirt and waistcoat and a blue suede and fawn chamois leather skirt & jacket with cotton shirt.	Grace Coddington	UK Vogue
1983	Sheridan Barnett Manolo Blahnik (shoes)	Linen dress and coat.	Sally Brampton	The Observer
1984	Female: BodyMap Female: Betty Jackson Brian Bolger: (scarf) Male: Katharine Hamnett	Female: Ensemble comprising skirt, jumper, stockings, hat, waxed jacket & earrings (BodyMap). Female: Dress, cardigan & hat and scarf (Jackson & Bolger). Male: T-shirt, shirt and cotton trousers.	Brenda Polan	The Guardian
1985	Female: Bruce Oldfield Charles Jourdan (shoes) Maria Buck (jewellery) Male: Scott Crolla	Female: Black silk & gold lamé evening dress. Male: Shirt, crushed velvet trousers and ikat mules.	Suzy Menkes	The Times
1986	Giorgio Armani	Female: Checked wool jacket, skirt, and black suede shoes. Male: Jacket, trousers, shirt and brogues.	Colin McDowell	Country Life
1987	John Galliano Patrick Cox (shoes)	Checked cotton coat, skirt, shirt & hat.	Debbi Mason	Elle
1988	Jean-Paul Gaultier for Junior Gaultier	Black denim dress, mesh T-shirt, hat, tights & shoes.	Jeff Banks	The Clothes Show (BBC)
1989	Rifat Ozbek	Woman's embroidered velvet evening ensemble.	Kathryn Samuel	The Daily Telegraph
1990	Romeo Gigli	Woman's dark blue velvet trouser suit with organza blouse.	Joan Burstein	Browns
1991	Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel	Pink lurex & wool tweed jacket & shoes, denim skirt & hat, belt & costume jewellery.[4]	Elizabeth Tilberis	Vogue
1992	Ralph Lauren	Woman's black and white pinstripe trouser suit & shirt.[4]	Liz Smith	The Times
1993	Donna Karan	Purple wool & stretch velvet dress, hat & boots.	Glenda Bailey	Marie Claire
1994	John Galliano	Black silk strapless evening dress.	Meredith Etherington-Smith	Harper's & Queen
1995	Female: Catherine Rayner Emma Hope (shoes) Male: Tom Gilbey	Female: Beaded ivory silk satin wedding dress. Male: Ivory silk frock coat, cream wool trousers and embroidered waistcoat.	Sandra Boler	Brides
1996	Female: Alexander McQueen Male: Paul Smith	Female: Floral brocade top with red 'bumster' trousers. Male: Bright blue two-piece suit and shirt[4][5]	Tamsin Blanchard	The Independent
1997	Female: Hussein Chalayan Female: Julien MacDonald Female: Lainey Keogh Female: Deborah Milner Philip Treacy (bonnet)	Female: Purple evening dress with sunburst bead embroidery (Chalayan). Female: 'Mermaid' evening dress, gold knitted rayon & horsehair (MacDonald). Female: Evening dress and coat, black knit with beading (Keogh). Female: Evening coat, purple velvet, with fur collar (Milner). Sculptural black bonnet	Isabella Blow	The Sunday Times
1998	Female: Sonia Rykiel Male: Chris Bailey for Jigsaw Menswear	Female: Black knitted sweater & combat trousers, with pink marabou stole. Male: Silver-grey suit, white T-shirt and ankle-length puffa jacket.	Iain R. Webb	Elle
1999	Alexander McQueen	Cream lace dress with brown leather collar and sandals.[6]	Susannah Frankel	The Independent
2000	Donatella Versace for Versace	Bamboo-print silk chiffon evening dress and jeweled mules.[7]	Lisa Armstrong	The Times
2001	Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche	'Peasant' ensemble of gauze top and velvet & satin skirt, with boots and velvet scarf.	Alexandra Shulman	Vogue
2002	Junya Watanabe	Dress, pieced together knit & jersey fabrics, with distressed cow-hide shoes.[5][8]	Hilary Alexander	The Daily Telegraph
2003	Marni	Colorful printed dress.[9]	Lucinda Chambers	Vogue
2004	Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche	Evening dress in Chinese dragon print satin.	Sarajane Hoare	Vanity Fair
2005	Female: Alber Elbaz for Lanvin Male: Thom Browne	Female: Blue silk faille dress with full skirt. Male: Suit with covered buttons and seersucker lining.[10]	Charlie Porter	GQ; The Guardian
2006	Prada	Woman's olive green coat with fur patch pockets.[9]	Sarah Mower
2007	Giles Deacon at GILES	Orange 'Troubadour' dress with accompanying orange scarf.[9]	Hywel Davies
2008	Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel (trouser ensemble) Kate Moss for Topshop (dress)	Gold star and navy blue trouser ensemble. Long sleeved black dress with heart-print.[9]	Paula Reed	Grazia
2009	Antonio Berardi	White and black trompe l'oeil corset dress.[11]	Lucy Yeomans	Harper's Bazaar
2010	Vivienne Westwood	Green ribbed shot-silk deconstructed dress.[12]	Stephen Jones
2011	Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen	White embroidered ivory tulle and organza ballgown.[13]	Hamish Bowles	Vogue
2012	Raf Simons for Christian Dior	Embroidered and appliquéd silk cut-off ballgown and black cigarette pants.[6]	Vanessa Friedman	Financial Times
2013	Christopher Kane (dress) Nasir Mazhar (hat) Sophia Webster (shoes)	Sugar-pink silk organza dress trimmed with white lace, diamanté and black duct tape. Pink canvas cap with cartoon character motif. Pink and black sandals with striped stiletto heel.[3]	Susanna Lau	Style Bubble
2014	Gareth Pugh	'Look 41' ensemble in plastic sheeting and calico.[14]	Katie Grand	LOVE
2015	Craig Green	Two menswear/gender-neutral ensembles shown on male and female mannequins.[15]	Gordon Richardson, design director of Topman.

References

1. Dress of the Year at the Fashion Museum's website Accessed 25 May 2011
2. Press release for the 2010 Dress of the Year at the Fashion Museum's website Accessed 25 May 2011
3. "Sugar pink duct tape Christopher Kane creation is Dress of the Year at Bath Fashion Museum". Culture24. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014.
4. Blanchard, Tamsin (25 November 1996). "Posterity: What single outfit defines 1996 fashion for you? A pair of Gucci velvet flares, a Diesel jacket as worn by our Liam?". The Independent. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
5. Prudames, David (17 December 2002). "Museum Of Costume Unveils Its Dress Of The Year 2002". Culture24. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014.
6. Frankel, Susannah (18 April 2013). "Winning Dior! Raf Simons On Designing The Bath Dress Of 2012". Grazia. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
7. Evans, Caroline (2007). Fashion at the edge spectacle, modernity and deathliness (3. printing. ed.). New Haven [u.a.]: Yale University Press. p. 115. ISBN 0300124678.
8. "Who what when where why: Liv Tyler". The Daily Telegraph. 13 December 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
9. Culture24 Staff (14 May 2009). "Kate Moss and five new Dresses of the Year join the Fashion Museum, Bath". Culture24. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014.
10. Porter, Charlie (3 December 2005). "Top of the frocks". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
11. "Bath Fashion Museum announces new Dress of the Year". BBC News. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
12. Starr, Rhiannon (17 May 2011). "Stephen Jones picks Vivienne Westwood number as Dress of the Year". www.culture24.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014.
13. "Dress that inspired Kate Middleton's wedding gown is Bath Fashion Museum Dress of Year". www.culture24.org.uk. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
14. "Prestigious Dress of the Year announced". ITV News. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
15. Gush, Charlotte (3 December 2015). "a craig green menswear look has been named dress of the year". i-d. I-D Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

Further reading

• Lester, Richard (2014). Dress of the Year. [S.l.]: ACC Editions. ISBN 9781851497256.

External links

• The Fashion Museum's website