Dress of the Year

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]. The outfit is then donated to the Fashion Museum along with an Adel Rootstein mannequin to represent that year's total look.^[1]

Dress of the Year selections in chronological order

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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

External links

• The Fashion Museum's website