Giles Deacon

rdf:langString Giles Deacon

rdf:langString Giles Deacon

rdf:langString Giles Deacon

rdf:langString Darlington, County Durham, England

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rdf:langString ANDAM Fashion Awards Grand Prix 2009

rdf:langString British Fashion Designer of the Year 2006

rdf:langString Giles Deacon Photographed by Gautier Deblonde

rdf:langString "Hopefully, if you saw someone wearing one of our frocks you'd think she looks quite interesting to have a chat with and say hello to. They're a bit 'We're on, we're out, we mean business."

rdf:langString — Deacon on his designs.

rdf:langString Giles Deacon (born 1969) is a British fashion designer, Creative Director and Founder of Giles Deacon group, a fashion enterprise. Deacon joined the Paris Fashion Week in 2016. Deacon has been known to challenge the traditional ideas of womenswear and often uses wild prints and pop culture references in his designs.Deacon was employed by the fashion houses Bottega Veneta and Gucci, before founding his own label, GILES, in 2003. He launched his first collection for GILES at the 2004 London Fashion Week and was named "Best New Designer" at the British Fashion Awards. Deacon's designs have been met with critical acclaim and have sparked a renewed interest in London fashion. Having become one of the fashion industry's most fêted figures, Deacon was named British Fashion Designer of the Year in 2006 and was awarded the French ANDAM Fashion Award's Grand Prix in 2009. The designer was appointed creative director of French fashion house Ungaro in April 2010. Deacon retained the position until September 2011, when he and Ungaro mutually decided to end their collaboration. Deacon launched his first couture collection in 2016 at Paris.

rdf:langString Giles Deacon Couture, GILES