William Banks-Blaney

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William Banks-Blaney
Born
William Banks-Blaney

England
OccupationFashion expert and founder of williamvintage
Websitewww.williamvintage.com

William Banks-Blaney is a fashion expert and author of 25 Dresses.[1] He was the original founder and CEO of vintage brand WilliamVintage who stepped down from his position in 2017.[2] He has been referred to as "The Vintage King" by Vogue,[3] Harper's Bazaar,[4] The Times,[5] The Telegraph,[6] The Independent,[7] and The New York Times.[8]

Education and Charitable Work[]

During his time as CEO of WilliamVintage, Banks-Blaney was a visiting Fellow at the London College of Fashion,[9] a guest lecturer at The Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design,[10][non-primary source needed] Style Ambassador to American Express,[11] and a lecturer at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey, south London. He was also a Fashion Patron of Oxfam creating masterclasses shown on Vogue.com,[12] and directed a campaign with Guy Aroch which featured in the national press, in advertising and in Oxfam stores nationwide.[13]

Publishing[]

In September 2013, Quadrille Publishing announced it had signed Banks-Blaney for his first book 25 Dresses, a hardback book focusing on the evolution of women's fashion and the legacy of haute couture in the 21st century, which first launched in March 2015.[14] The book was formally launched at the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts in May 2015.[15]

Personal life[]

Banks-Blaney had a previous relationship with Gregory Barker, the former UK Climate Change Minister. In October 2006 it was announced Barker had left his wife for Banks-Blaney amid intense media scrutiny upon them both.[16]

Banks-Blaney's lawyers, Carter-Ruck, soon issued a statement that ‘William Banks-Blaney has won substantial damages from the publishers of the Evening Standard and The Sun over false allegations which 'impugned his integrity'[17] and the newspapers printed subsequent apologies.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.thebookseller.com/feature/interview-william-banks-blaney-339356
  2. ^ https://www.vogue.com/article/marie-blanchet-wiliam-vintage-party-with-michael-bargo
  3. ^ "The Vintage King". Vogue.
  4. ^ "In conversation with William Banks-Blaney". Harper's Bazaar.
  5. ^ "A man that does". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ "A Perfect Vintage". The Telegraph.
  7. ^ "The king of vintage: William Banks-Blaney picks his award-season favourites". The Independent. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. ^ "'Vintage King' Mines the Past". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  9. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vpYXCXsTMSM
  10. ^ "Conde Nast College on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  11. ^ https://www.amexessentials.com/vintage-always-in-fashion/
  12. ^ "Oxfam WilliamVintage Edit: Festive" – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Behind the scenes at the Oxfam and WilliamVintage photo shoot". Oxfam.
  14. ^ "DCD Publishing Secures deal and global representation for 'The Vintage King'". dcdmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  15. ^ "William Banks-Blaney".
  16. ^ "Menage a Tories – The MP, the loyal wife and his gay lover". London Evening Standard. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  17. ^ "William Banks-Blaney". Carter-Ruck.
  18. ^ "News in brief". London Evening Standard.
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