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Lifetime Patron Victoria Beckham receives OBE

Lifetime Patron Victoria Beckham receives OBE

GFW Patron Victoria Beckham receives OBE

Victoria Beckham has been awarded an OBE for her services to fashion. 

Beckham was presented with the honour by the Duke of Cambridge at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham palace, which recognised her successful 17-year career. Accompanied by her parents and husband, she aptly received the award in a simple and elegant long black dress from her own A/W17 collection.

Victoria Beckham is a patron of Graduate Fashion Week and has been a great supporter of promoting new and exciting graduate talent. For example, earlier this year GFW had the pleasure of hosting a masterclass with Victoria Beckham and Hilary Alexander OBE. This was a greatly insightful tool for the graduate guests, where VB offered tips and advice into achieving a successful career in the industry.

VB began her career as a pop star promoting girl power and is now an accomplished fashion designer and business woman creating clothes for women age 8-80.

On receiving the award VB said;

'I F Y O U D R E A M B I G A N D W O R K H A R D Y O U C A N A C C O M P L I S H

G R E A T T H I N G S....'

Congratulations Victoria, we couldn’t think of anyone more deserved of this award. 

 

Words by Paris Richardson

 

P.S. Happy Belated Birthday

GFW announces Dame Vivienne Westwood as Lifetime Patron & launches the Vivienne Westwood Ethical Award

GFW announces Dame Vivienne Westwood as Lifetime Patron & launches the Vivienne Westwood Ethical Award

Dame Vivienne Westwood is one of the global fashion industry’s true originals – a powerhouse of inspirational and radical design and polemic. Her immense influence on the contemporary British fashion industry and on decades of fashion students  is acknowledged and celebrated as Graduate Fashion Week welcomes her as a lifetime patron as part of its 25th Anniversary celebrations.