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May 2011: William Chambers Millinery appears as one of Stylist magazine's 100 Addresses Stylist Wants You To Know - read the full list here: http://read.stylist.co.uk/issue/May09-2011 April 2011: William Chambers Millinery has been nominated, for the fourth year running, as Accessory Designer of the Year at the Scottish Fashion Awards www.scottishfashionawards.com . Read the full story here on Vogue.com Fri 22nd April 2011: William will premiere his new collection at NIGHTWALK SS2011 at the Arches, Glasgow. The models outfits will be styled by Jonathan Pryce of Les Garcons De Glasgow www.lesgarconsdeglasgow.com . All proceeds go to St Margaret's Hospice - tickets and more information at http://www.thearches.co.uk/events/clubs/nightwalk-ss2011 April 2011: WCM has moved into much larger 300sq ft premises at the same address on West regent St, Glasgow. William is delighted with his new larger studio which will enable hime to offer customers a first class consultation experience. March 2011: William collaborated with Vivienne Westwood Glasgow and Scottish Ballet providing headpieces for the window display in Princes Square. Dec 2010: There is now a William Chambers Youtube channel - view the collections as well as a video of his latest photoshoot - watch those hats move. 14th Oct 2010: William Chambers Millinery exhibited alongside nine other Scottish designers and forty Scottish textile businesses in the Scotland Rediscovered - Textiles Scotland showcase at the ICA, London. Pics here. 4th Oct 2010: International pop star Kelis wore a silver pheasant feather headpiece created by William on stage at O2 ABC, Glasgow. In a double coup for Scottish design, Kelis was also wearing a body suit by Edinburgh based design duo Bebaroque. See pics here. 20th June 2010: William WON Accessory Designer of the Year at the Scottish Fashion Awards ! www.scottishfashionawards.com He said of his win: “I am so thrilled to have won the award this year, particularly when up against such strong nominees such as Bebaroque. It’s been a fantastic year for me – in the past week alone I’ve had BBC Royal Ascot presenter Suzi Perry and Scissor Sister Ana Matronic wearing my hats – so this is a wonderful way to celebrate it! The Scottish Fashion Awards mean a lot to me, as a designer who has chosen to stay in Scotland, yet is having success across the UK and further afield. I think last night’s awards ceremony was the best yet and I was delighted to meet so many inspiring and talented people." June 2010: Scissor Sister Ana Matronic loved the copper and Swarovski crystal headpiece William created for her when she visited Glasgow this week for the band's show at Barrowlands. See a pic on the clients page. June 2010: It's the first day of Royal Ascot and BBC presenter Suzi Perry wore a beautiful William Chambers hat all day while presenting the coverage. See pics on the Daily Mail and Telegraph websites here. William has a total of eight designs being worn at this year's race meeting. May 2010: William has been nominated as Accessory Designer of the Year in the Scottish Fashion Awards for the third year running. www.scottishfashionawards.com April 2010: Several William Chambers hats and headpieces were showcased at NYC Tartan Week event Dressed To Kilt - look out for rock legend Joan Jett in one of his outrageous feather headpieces in this catwalk clip March
2010: William has been invited to create hats and headpieces
for the Dressed
To Kilt Fashion Show hosted by Sir Sean Connery in
New York City on April 5th 2010. Feb 2010: Spring/Summer 10 collection now online - click on COLLECTIONS above to take you there. Sat 20th & Sun 21st Feb 2010: Look out for the William Chambers Millinery stand at the Scottish Wedding Show at the SECC, Glasgow, where William will be showcasing his new Bridal Range. This is the perfect opportunity to meet William, try on some of his hats and headpieces or purchase something from his ready-to-wear collection. Stand 449G. www.thescottishweddingshow.com Jan 2010: The Royal Bank of Scotland are using a William Chambers headpiece in their current TV advertising campaign - look out for it on a mocked up Tatler cover. Dec
2009: William is number 51 in The List's Hot 100: Dec 2009: Director of the Scottish Fashion Awards, Tessa Hartmann, wore a William Chambers headpiece to the British Fashion Awards in London, where it was admired on the red carpet by fashion journalist Hilary Alexander and Noisettes lead singer Shinghai Shoniwa. Read the full report here. Dec 2009: The William Chambers Online Shop now up and running - click the link above to visit. Sept 2009: Autumn/Winter 0910 Collection now online - view here. May
2009: William Chambers Millinery has been nominated for a
Scottish Fashion Award for the second year running.
William is again shortlisted in the Jewellery/Accessory Designer
of the Year category. The prestigious awards ceremony takes place
on 21st June at Stirling Castle. Read all about the nomination
and the judging panel at www.scottishfashionawards.com
or on www.vogue.com May 2009: William was commissioned to create golden ram's horns for a photoshoot by London based stylist Mohieb Dahabieh of Moda's Touch. Click here to see the clip of the shoot. Sat 2nd May: William Chambers Millinery will appear at the Rock and Roll Fashion Show Matinee at Che Camille, Argyll Chambers, Glasgow from 2-4pm Read more and buy tickets here April 2009: Club night Death Disco uses William's headwear for another promotional shoot. See the pics on the Clients/Projects page 28th April - 2nd May: one of William's hats is being shown at the Art of Contemporary Millinery exhibition at the Menier Gallery in London, alongside work by several renowned international milliners. Read more about the exhibtion here 9th April 2009: William is back on Vogue.com - read the article here 27th March 2009: William's designs feature in the Scottish Fashion Awards 2009 campaign, alongside Graeme Black, Christopher Kane, Graeme Armour, James Miller, Gant, Deryck Walker and Georgina Wiseman. www.scottishfashionawards.com 1st
March 2009: William's new Glasgow city centre studio is now
open at 180 West Regent St, off Blythswood Square.
Visits
and consultations are by appointment only - 4th Feb 2009: VOGUE.com have written an excellent article about William - read it here
William Chambers gained a First Class Honours degree in Textile Design at the Scottish College of Textiles, Heriot Watt University in 2001. There he was awarded for innovations in his field by The Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters. He was also awarded sponsorship by Loro Piana and Todd & Duncan and gained invaluable design experience working for leading textile consultant, Carruthers Associates, developing textiles for their client DuPont. Following graduation he sold his textile designs through the London Fashion Forum. From 2004-2008 William was assistant manager of VV Rouleaux Ltd, Glasgow where he created handmade headpieces for customers, as well as gaining invaluable in-depth knowledge of the retail industry. In early 2007 William attended a hat-making course at Metropolitan University, creating a collection that was shown to great acclaim at Glasgow Fashion Week in April 2007. After setting up William Chambers Millinery and website shortly after this, he was commissioned to design headwear for his first customers and his designs featured in various Scottish press titles and fashion websites. 2007 culminated in a major boost to William’s career when pop star and fashion icon Roisin Murphy wore one of his hats on several dates of her European tour, resulting in great press attention. 2008 saw William continue to create bespoke commissions for customers, as well as a collection for Scottish fashion label Olanic’s London Fashion Week show. Other highlights were his nomination as Accessory Designer of the Year at the Scottish Fashion Awards and appearing at number 25 in The List magazine’s Hot 100 Scottish Movers and Shakers of 2008. In September he was chosen by Che Camille, Glasgow’s home for independent design, as one of the Glasgow 10 to be showcased in their new Buchanan Street premises. Yet again 2008 ended with a huge boost to William Chambers Millinery as William won the people’s vote in the Creative 30 competition – a project set up by Vice Magazine, Volvo, The Independent and Yahoo to discover the UK’s most talented creative young people. The prize was a new Volvo C30 R Design . Following this William set up his city centre studio to work full time as William Chambers Millinery from early 2009. William is an advocate of Scotland’s current, highly-esteemed position in the fashion world and is keen to establish himself in Glasgow, a city renowned for its nurturing of innovative young designers. William’s taste for the avant-garde mixed with his knowledge of the retail sector results in designs which are at once both exquisite and wearable. Taking inspiration from sources as diverse as ethnic head-dresses, British birds and the Glasgow architecture, William seeks to modernise millinery with a fresh look at how we dress the head today. He mixes traditional materials such as felt and synamay with contemporary materials like latex, plastic and metallic leather, creating headwear that is both challenging and desirable. William provides a free consultation service for exclusive commissions, working with the client to create the perfect hat or headpiece that will suit the outfit and the occasion. Read more about production time and pricing here. For
further information or to arrange an appointment, free consultation
or studio visit please contact William by email or phone: Click HERE for high resolution press photographs. |
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William Chambers Millinery, 180 West Regent St, Glasgow, G2 4RW, Scotland,
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