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fitting; That Giles Deacon is designing for Britain's quintessential luxury line, DAKS, is positively spot on.
Byline: Sarah Mower
The most British designer alive today is surely Giles Deacon, a man who bicycles to work (just as the rising, eco-friendly leader of the Conservatives, David Cameron, pedals to Parliament) and uses " rather jolly" as a wholly nonironic term. Lately, things have indeed been rather jolly for Deacon, who recently scored the British Designer of the Year title for Giles, the label he set up in 2004. Now, as he races toward the converted Victorian school in East End London in which he designs, Deacon has an extra job to do: his first DAKS Luxury line womenswear collection, to show in Milan this month.
DAKS's now rather vague reputation for a certain dapper his-and-hers tailoring has been around since the 1930s, but Deacon isn't taking the vintage-archival route. "I didn't think it should be nostalgic-that English-tweedy thing has been replayed so often. Not that Gosford Park carry-on!" he exclaims. His studio is crammed with his works in progress: sketches and photographs plastered floor to ceiling, doll-size paper gowns ...
- DEACON'S DAY; BRITISH DESIGNER GILES DEACON HITS HIS STRIDE.
- Magazine article from: WWD Conti, Samantha November 6, 2006 700+ words
...catwalk and not look like a first-year fashion student. But Giles Deacon happens to be one of them. The designer never lets his kooky...London Fashion Week in 2004 with a signature collection called Giles, Deacon's show has been a hot ticket. This season, however...
- Giles Deacon: fashion's future? Giles Deacon has all but revived London Fashion...
- Magazine article from: Harper's Bazaar Callender, Cat December 1, 2005 700+ words
Such was the hype surrounding Giles Deacon's debut London show in February 2004 that the style cognoscenti wanted his clothes before they'd even laid eyes on them. Of...
- GILES DEACON TO DESIGN DAKS WOMEN'S.
- Magazine article from: WWD Conti, Samantha Jones, Nina November 27, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Samantha Conti, Nina Jones LONDON - Giles Deacon is adding another string to his fashion bow, designing the luxury women's collection...pounds, or $966 million, the majority of which were in Asia. Caption(s): Giles Deacon
- POWER TULLE.(Giles Deacon's spring show)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: WWD September 21, 2007 700+ words
...LONDON - In his spring Giles show Wednesday night, Giles Deacon toyed with New Look silhouettes, covering them with...For more, see pages 6 and 7. Caption(s): Here, Giles Deacon, his silk dress hand-painted with a design meant...
- DEACON TO DESIGN FOR NEW LOOK.(New Look Group PLC signs Giles Deacon)
- Magazine article from: WWD Conti, Samantha November 7, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Samantha Conti LONDON - Giles Deacon has joined the march into the mass market. The London designer, who scooped...second one, which will hit shop floors on Nov. 20 and 27. Caption(s): A Giles Deacon spring 2007 look.
- THE ECLECTIC COMPANY; AS EVER, LONDON DESIGNERS TRAVELED THEIR OWN PATHS THIS...
- Magazine article from: WWD September 23, 2004 700+ words
Giles Deacon: With a calendar full of been-there, seen-that designers, Giles Deacon has become the hot ticket in town. It was also the only show to feature real live supermodels, as in Linda Evangelista, Karolina Kurkova, Guinevere van...
- GILES DEACON UNVEILS MORE FEMININE LOOK FOR FAY.(appointment)
- Magazine article from: WWD Ilari, Alessandra February 19, 2008 700+ words
...to believe that quilted nylon and silk flower appliqus belong together is the Tod's Group-owned Fay, which has tapped Giles Deacon as its chief designer. Fay's chairman, Andrea Della Valle, and Deacon today will unveil a capsule collection of some...
- DRAMATIC EFFECTS.(Giles Deacon)
- Magazine article from: WWD February 16, 2007 700+ words
All the city's a stage as London designers take theatrical turns with bold volume or severe shapes. Giles: Giles Deacon's imagination is a wonder to witness, and he's consistently doing London proud. This season, his fancies led him to...
- EASY BAKE.(Giles Deacon's works)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: WWD March 21, 2006 700+ words
LONDON - Who says that heat-transfer machines are just for making those kitschy "Wish You Were Here" Ts? Not Giles Deacon. For his stellar fall Giles collection, the designer used one of the devices to press metallic holograms onto his knits...
- CLASSIC MOVES.(Diego Della Valle tapped Giles Deacon to create a new capsule...
- Magazine article from: WWD February 20, 2008 700+ words
Fay: When Diego Della Valle tapped Giles Deacon to create a new capsule collection for the outerwear firm Fay, the idea was to add a feminine flourish to the house's offerings...