Whom You Know: NIGHTLIGHT IN LONDON: Britain Creates 2012: Fashion + Art Collusion at the VIP Gala fundraising event at the Old Selfridges Hotel

Thursday, June 28, 2012

NIGHTLIGHT IN LONDON: Britain Creates 2012: Fashion + Art Collusion at the VIP Gala fundraising event at the Old Selfridges Hotel

Last night the fashion and art industries came together in spectacular style to celebrate Britain Creates 2012: Fashion + Art Collusion at the VIP Gala fundraising event at the Old Selfridges Hotel. The exclusive collaborative artworks were unveiled to guests and auctioned by Simon de Pury.

Conceived by the BFC/Bazaar Fashion Arts Foundation and in partnership with the Mayor of London, Britain Creates is a unique opportunity to celebrate and strengthen the longstanding relationships between fashion designers and visual artists. www.britaincreates.com

'In brilliant style, Britain Creates brings together some of the most influential artists around and wildly talented fashion designers that contribute to a hugely important industry, which generates £21 billion for the economy.' - Boris Johnson, Mayor of London

Guests including HRH Princess Beatrice of York, David Bailey and Florence Welch attended last night's Gala, with a special performance by Ren Harvieu. See the gallery...

See the artist and designer pairs at the Gala last night, including Jess Flood-Paddock wearing a look by fellow collaborator Jonathan Saunders, and Francis Upritchard in Peter Pilotto. Our Red Carpet gallery captures the arrivals...

Preview the final works by the 9 pairs of artists and designers on our website. You can see them at the V&A at the 'Britain Creates 2012: Fashion + Art Collusion' exhibition, opening next Friday. They will then be displayed at Selfridges 31st July - 19th August.

We would like to thank our Event Partners for their help, support and contribution to making the Britain Creates 2012 Gala a success. Find out more about our partners.

The Britain Creates project is recorded for posterity in a box set which includes two books, nine posters of the finished artworks along with a CD containing an audio track collaboration. Published by Booth-Clibborn Editions. Buy the book here.

Header imagery (left to right): Jonathan Saunders + Jess Flood-Paddock. Photographer: Gautier Deblonde. 'Lepiszoulo' by Matthew Williamson + Mat Collishaw. Photographer: Steven White. 'Tint the pallid landscape (off to the wars in lace)' by Mary Katrantzou + Mark Titchner. Photographer: Steven White.

Thumb imagery (top to bottom): Matthew Williamson & Florence Welch. Photographer: Roo Kendall. Peter Pilotto, Jess Flood-Paddock & Christopher de Vos. Photographer: Rob Harper. 'Dissecting Waltz' by Nicholas Kirkwood + Simon Periton. Photographer: Steven White. 'Celestial Bonnet' by Stephen Jones + Cerith Wyn Evans. Photographer: Steven White. The Box Set. Photographer: Matthew Hollow.

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