William Banks-Blaney
Born
William Banks-Blaney

England
Occupation(s)Fashion expert and founder of williamvintage
Websitewww.williamvintage.com

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

Education and Charitable Work

During his time as CEO of WilliamVintage, Banks-Blaney was a visiting Fellow at the London College of Fashion,[6] a guest lecturer at The Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design,[7] Style Ambassador to American Express,[8] 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,[9] and directed a campaign with Guy Aroch which featured in the national press, in advertising and in Oxfam stores nationwide.[10]

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.[11] The book was formally launched at the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts in May 2015.[12]

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.[13]

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'[14] and the newspapers printed subsequent apologies.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "William Vintage Celebrates Its New, Incredibly Chic CEO Marie Blanchet at an Intimate Dinner". 10 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Vintage King". Vogue. 19 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "In conversation with William Banks-Blaney". Harper's Bazaar. 19 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "The king of vintage: William Banks-Blaney picks his award-season favourites". The Independent. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Warrington, Ruby (6 March 2013). "'Vintage King' Mines the Past". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "London College of Fashion, the William Vintage Series: Courreges". YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Conde Nast College on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "StackPath".
  9. ↑ "Oxfam WilliamVintage Edit: Festive" – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Behind the scenes at the Oxfam and WilliamVintage photo shoot". Oxfam.
  11. ↑ "DCD Publishing Secures deal and global representation for 'The Vintage King'". dcdmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "William Banks-Blaney". 28 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Menage a Tories – The MP, the loyal wife and his gay lover". London Evening Standard. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "William Banks-Blaney". Carter-Ruck.
  15. ↑ "News in brief". London Evening Standard.
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