Giles

Giles Deacon's appearance in the spotlight at London's autumn/winter 2004 shows coincided with a boom in British fashion. He had Eva Herzigova, Karen Elson, Nadja Auermann, Anouk Lepere and Erin O'Connor on the catwalk and his great mate Steve Mackey of Pulp was the DJ. It all started to go... Read More

Giles Deacon's appearance in the spotlight at London's autumn/winter 2004 shows coincided with a boom in British fashion. He had Eva Herzigova, Karen Elson, Nadja Auermann, Anouk Lepere and Erin O'Connor on the catwalk and his great mate Steve Mackey of Pulp was the DJ. It all started to go right for him following a meeting with his old Central Saint Martin's classmate, ex-girlfriend and influential stylist, Katie Grand. He went with her to Bottega Veneta in 1998 (later she would style his first show).

• Giles Deacon has designed for Jean Charles De Castelbajac, Louis Vuitton and Ralph Lauren
• His design studio is the Rochelle School in East London where Katie Hillier, Luella Bartley, Hazel Robinson and his other fashion friends work
• In 2007 he was named British Designer of the Year
• He used to date Beth Orton
• He's a brilliant illustrator - having been published in Interview, The Face, Pop, i-D. Obviously his print designs benefit too See Less