The Dress of the Year is an annual fashion award run by the Fashion Museum, Bath since 1963. Each year since 1963, the Museum has asked a fashion journalist to select a dress or outfit that best represents the most important new ideas in contemporary fashion.Dress of the Year at the Fashion Museum's website Accessed 25 May 2011 For 2010 the Museum broke with tradition by asking the milliner Stephen Jones, rather than a journalist, to choose an outfit;Press release for the 2010 Dress of the Year at the Fashion Museum's website Accessed 25 May 2011 and again in 2014 when the fashion blogger, Susanna Lau of Style Bubble, was asked to choose an outfit for 2013. The outfit is then donated to the Fashion Museum along with an Adel Rootstein mannequin to represent that year's total look.
Selections in chronological order
Year Designer(s) Brief description Selected by: Associated publication 1963 Mary Quant Reed Crawford (hat) Anello & Davide (boots) Grey wool 'Rex Harrison' pinafore dress & cream blouse. Members of The Fashion Writers' Association 1964 Jean Muir for Jane & Jane Charles Jourdan for Dior (shoes) Dress in printed Liberty silk. Members of The Fashion Writers' Association 1965 John Bates for Jean Varon Anello & Davide (shoes) Printed linen dress with mesh midriff. Members of The Fashion Writers' Association 1966 Michèle Rosier of V de V (coat) Young Jaeger (dress) Simone Mirman (hat) Elliott (boots) John Bates for Echo (tights) Clear plastic raincoat and boots worn with black & white rayon linen dress, white tights and white hat with red plastic visor. Ernestine Carter The Sunday Times 1967 David Bond for Slimma Edward Mann (hat) Saxone (shoes) Woman's trouser suit, hat & blouse in striped cotton. Felicity Green The Daily Mirror 1968 Jean Muir Bally (shoes) Black-spotted white cotton voile dress. Ailsa Garland Fashion1969 Ossie Clark for Quorum Rayne (shoes) Woman's silk chiffon and satin trouser suit in Celia Birtwell print. Prudence Glynn The Times1970 Bill Gibb for Baccarat Kaffe Fassett (knitwear) The Chelsea Cobbler (boots) Plaid wool skirt and blue and white blouse, knitted waistcoat, blue suede boots. Beatrix Miller British Vogue1971 Female: Graziella Fontana for Judith Hornby Ravel (sandals) Male: Rupert Lycett Green for Blades Female: Hot pants suit in checked Liberty cotton. Male: Black velvet evening suit & boots. Serena Sinclair and Patrick Lichfield The Daily Telegraph1972 Teenage girl:Biba Young girl: Bobby Hillson Young boy: Orange Hand for Montague Burton Teenage girl: Dress, hat & boots, red & white spotted cotton. Young girl: Checked cotton dress & pinafore. Young boy: Trousers, jumper and tank top. Moira Keenan The Sunday Times1973 Female: Marc Bohan for Christian Dior London Male: Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Female: White wool coat & hat. Male: Wool jacket, trousers & sweater. Alison Adburgham The Guardian1974 Ottavio and Rosita Missoni Pasquali (shoes) Male & female ensembles in knitted wool & rayon. Jennifer Hocking Harper's Bazaar and Queen1975 Female: Gina Fratini Male: Tommy Nutter The Chelsea Cobbler (shoes) Female: Wedding dress, veil & posy basket, cream silk organza with mimosa print. Male: Bridegroom's frock coat suit, eau de nil wool. Anna Harvey Brides1976 Female: Kenzo Takada of Jungle Jap Male: Fiorucci Female: Two printed cotton ensembles with wooden jewellery. Male: Hand-knitted sweater, two shirts and jeans. Helena Matheopoulos The Daily Express1977 Kenzo Takada of Jungle Jap Shirt-dress in khaki cotton, straw hat & plimsolls. Ann Boyd The Observer1978 Female: Gordon Luke Clarke Male: Cerruti Female: Printed cotton & polyester jersey tunic, skirt and trousers worn with black leather skirt and coat. Male: Coat, jacket, waistcoat & trousers, knitted wool and wool tweed. Barbara Griggs The Daily Mail1979 Jean Muir Manolo Blahnik for Zapata (shoes) Black rayon jersey dress & beret with black leather jacket. Geraldine Ranson The Sunday Telegraph1980 Calvin Klein Diego della Valle (sandals) Red & brown striped silk dress with leather belt & wooden jewellery. Michael Roberts The Sunday Times1981 Karl Lagerfeld for Chloé Walter Steiger (shoes) Ugo Correani (necklace) Printed white silk dress. Vanessa de Lisle Harper's & Queen1982 Margaret Howell Nigel Preston of Maxfield Parrish (leather wear) Mulberry (belt) Manolo Blahnik for Zapata (shoes) Two women's ensembles, a linen skirt, shirt and waistcoat and a blue suede and fawn chamois leather skirt & jacket with cotton shirt. Grace Coddington British Vogue1983 Sheridan Barnett Manolo Blahnik (shoes) Linen dress and coat. Sally Brampton The Observer1984 Female: BodyMap Female: Betty Jackson Brian Bolger: (scarf) Male: Katharine Hamnett Female: Ensemble comprising skirt, jumper, stockings, hat, waxed jacket & earrings (BodyMap). Female: Dress, cardigan & hat and scarf (Jackson & Bolger). Male: T-shirt, shirt and cotton trousers. Brenda Polan The Guardian1985 Female: Bruce Oldfield Charles Jourdan (shoes) Maria Buck (jewellery) Male: Scott Crolla Female: Black silk & gold lamé evening dress. Male: Shirt, crushed velvet trousers and ikat mules. Suzy Menkes The Times1986 Giorgio Armani Female: Checked wool jacket, skirt, and black suede shoes. Male: Jacket, trousers, shirt and brogues. Colin McDowell Country Life1987 John Galliano Patrick Cox (shoes) Checked cotton coat, skirt, shirt & hat. Debbi Mason Elle1988 Jean-Paul Gaultier for Junior Gaultier Black denim dress, mesh T-shirt, hat, tights & shoes. Jeff Banks The Clothes Show (BBC)1989 Rifat Ozbek Woman's embroidered velvet evening ensemble. Kathryn Samuel The Daily Telegraph1990 Romeo Gigli Woman's dark blue velvet trouser suit with organza blouse. Joan Burstein Browns1991 Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Pink lurex & wool tweed jacket & shoes, denim skirt & hat, belt & costume jewellery. Elizabeth Tilberis Vogue1992 Ralph Lauren Woman's black and white pinstripe trouser suit & shirt. Liz Smith The Times1993 Donna Karan Purple wool & stretch velvet dress, hat & boots. Glenda Bailey Marie Claire1994 John Galliano Black silk strapless evening dress. Meredith Etherington-Smith Harper's & Queen1995 Female: Catherine Rayner Emma Hope (shoes) Male: Tom Gilbey Female: Beaded ivory silk satin wedding dress. Male: Ivory silk frock coat, cream wool trousers and embroidered waistcoat. Sandra Boler Brides1996 Female: Alexander McQueen Male: Paul Smith Female: Floral brocade top with red 'bumster' trousers. Male: Bright blue two-piece suit and shirt Tamsin Blanchard The Independent1997 Female: Hussein Chalayan Female: Julien MacDonald Female: Lainey Keogh Female: Deborah Milner Philip Treacy (bonnet) Mr Pearl (corset) Shaun Leane (mouthpiece) Female: Purple evening dress with sunburst bead embroidery (Chalayan). Female: 'Mermaid' evening dress, gold knitted rayon & horsehair (MacDonald). Female: Evening dress and coat, black knit with beading (Keogh). Female: Evening coat, purple velvet, with fur collar (Milner). Sculptural black bonnet Black satin corset Silver sculptural mouthpiece Isabella Blow The Sunday Times1998 Female: Sonia Rykiel Male: Chris Bailey for Jigsaw Menswear Female: Black knitted sweater & combat trousers, with pink marabou stole. Male: Silver-grey suit, white T-shirt and ankle-length puffa jacket. Iain R. Webb Elle1999 Alexander McQueen Cream lace dress with brown leather collar and sandals. Susannah Frankel The Independent2000 Donatella Versace for Versace Bamboo-print silk chiffon evening dress and jeweled mules. Lisa Armstrong The Times2001 Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche 'Peasant' ensemble of gauze top and velvet & satin skirt, with boots and velvet scarf. Alexandra Shulman Vogue2002 Junya Watanabe Dress, pieced together knit & jersey fabrics, with distressed cow-hide shoes. Hilary Alexander The Daily Telegraph2003 Marni Colorful printed dress. Lucinda Chambers Vogue2004 Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Evening dress in Chinese dragon print satin. Sarajane Hoare Vanity Fair2005 Female: Alber Elbaz for Lanvin Male: Thom Browne Female: Blue silk faille dress with full skirt. Male: Suit with covered buttons and seersucker lining. Charlie Porter GQ; The Guardian2006 Prada Woman's olive green coat with fur patch pockets. Sarah Mower2007 Giles Deacon at GILES Orange 'Troubadour' dress with accompanying orange scarf. Hywel Davies2008 Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel (trouser ensemble) Kate Moss for Topshop (dress) Gold star and navy blue trouser ensemble. Long sleeved black dress with heart-print. Paula Reed Grazia2009 Antonio Berardi White and black trompe l'oeil corset dress. Lucy Yeomans Harper's Bazaar2010 Vivienne Westwood Green ribbed shot-silk deconstructed dress. Stephen Jones2011 Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen White embroidered ivory tulle and organza ballgown. Hamish Bowles Vogue2012 Raf Simons for Christian Dior Embroidered and appliquéd silk cut-off ballgown and black cigarette pants. Vanessa Friedman Financial Times2013 Christopher Kane (dress) Nasir Mazhar (hat) Sophia Webster (shoes) Sugar-pink silk organza dress trimmed with white lace, diamanté and black duct tape. Pink canvas cap with cartoon character motif. Pink and black sandals with striped stiletto heel. Susanna Lau Style Bubble2014 Gareth Pugh 'Look 41' ensemble in plastic sheeting and calico. Katie Grand LOVE2015 Craig Green Two menswear/gender-neutral ensembles shown on male and female mannequins. Gordon Richardson, design director of Topman.2016 Female: JW Anderson for LOEWE Male: JW Anderson Female: Cream mohair tweed dress with gilded Nappa leather bustier, tan leather bag and wire and coin jewellery. Male: Cream oversized cardigan, trousers, white shirt and red trainer-boots. Perspex choker. Kate Phelan British Vogue2017 Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior "We Should All be Feminists" T-shirt. Sarah Bailey Red2018 Female: Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton Male: Kim Jones for Dior Homme Female: Ensemble comprising an embroidered pink silk coat, white silk cropped long-sleeve blouse and blue jersey shorts, with 'Archlight' sneakers. Male: "Look 27," a pink cashmere double-breasted suit, canvas and calfskin duffle bag, pink calfskin and mesh sneakers, and chunky metal and rhodonite necklace. Alexander Fury Another Magazine and Financial Times2019 Giambattista Valli for H&M Evening dress in pink pleated tulle. Donna Wallace British Vogue2020 Female: Riccardo Tisci for Burberry & PPE Neutral: Ian Jeffries for Marine GARMENT Neutral: Black Lives Matter T-shirt Male: Francesco Colucci Female: Daisy Robbins for Daisy Sunshine Female: Gareth Wrighton & Ib Kamara Female: Iain R. Webb Documentary film: Nick Knight Female: "Apocalypse Outfit" as worn by Naomi Campbell: Burberry cashmere cape with Tyvek overall; latex gloves, face mask. Neutral: Gender-neutral khaki T-shirt and trousers with fishing cap, mask, and cotton bag inscribed "BLACK LIVES MATTER". Neutral: Unisex T-shirt with Black Lives Matter slogan. Male: Ensemble from Colucci's "Isolation Portraits" series, assembled from an orange down jacket, PVC trousers, a jumpsuit and a sculptural mask. Female: Patchwork cotton and cashmere kimono, embroidered sweater and painted cotton shorts. Female: "A Dress of Hope" designed by Wrighton & styled by Kamara, using found table linens. Female: Dress from Iain R. Webb's graduate collection of 1980.