British Fashion’s Gold at London 2012 Olympic Games

Last night we were all treated to a gold studded mini catwalk show of Britain’s most iconic fashion designers and models, thanks to Kim Gavin, Creative Director of The Closing Ceremony and his team who have worked together with The British Fashion Council and British Vogue to put British fashion at the heart of the Closing Ceremony in the ultimate British Fashion Catwalk Show, showcasing British Fashion to the largest ever global audience.

Alexandra Shulman, Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue and Lucinda Chambers, Fashion Director of British Vogue brought together legendary British photographer Nick Knight, renowned British hairdresser Sam McKnight and award winning British make-up artist Val Garland to create “Midas Touch” – a portfolio of images of British Supermodels wearing one of a kind Gold outfits specially created by the best of British Fashion Designers.   These images which were previewed in the September issue of British Vogue appeared as giant Billboards in The Closing Ceremony.  Each Billboard opened to reveal the models themselves wearing their chosen creations:

Naomi Campbell wore an Alexander McQueen Gold Metal embroidered dress with train

Kate Moss wore an Alexander McQueen Gold sequined full-length dress

Karen Elson wore a Burberry Gold lace evening dress

Stella Tennant wore a Christopher Kane Metal mesh and Swarovski crystal trouser suit

Lily Cole wore an Erdem Gold embroidered and lace cocktail dress

Jourdan Dunn wore a white and Gold leather dress by Jonathan Saunders and a Stephen Jones Gold feather headdress

Georgia May Jagger wore a Victoria Beckham Gold metal fabric cocktail dress

Lily Donaldson wore a Vivienne Westwood Gold lace gown

David Gandy wore a Paul Smith Gold Suit and tie