• There are 63 nominees and 17 winners
• Over 400 industry figureheads from around the world were asked to cast their vote
• This year over 3,000 members of the general public voted for the British Style Award
• The total weight of the Swarovski awards is over 15 kg
• The British Fashion Award logo on the red carpet is made up of over 12 kg of loose Swarovski crystals
• 20 Mercedes Benz Chauffeurs to drive VIP guests on the night
• There will be 2,070 people to be in the auditorium, with this year’s tickets selling out faster than ever before
• There will be 4 teams of MAC artists to do the make-up of over 200 staff, guests and VIPs on the night
• There will be 150 Bertie’s Boys working at the event
• There will be 400 industry figureheads and VIPs seated for a dinner which will feature 17 different dishes
• There will be 200 bottles of Patron and 520 bottles of Marks and Spencer wine served to the over the course of the evening
• Over 1,400 bottles of Diet Coke will be served at the theatre bars on the night with 50 bespoke named bottles to be given to nominees and VIPs
• Over 1,750 bags of Propercorn will be eaten during the ceremony
• There will be at least 1 Victoria’s Secret Angel in attendance
• There are 1,700 goody bags to be distributed on the night
• A total of 5L of Penhaligon’s perfume will be given away in the VIP goody bags
• In total over 300L of label m products and 4,300 MAC items to be gifted in the goody bags
• On the night of the British Fashion Awards 2013, there were 30,000 mentions of the hashtag #BFA on the night
The generosity and commitment of our sponsors is more vital than ever. Please help us by acknowledging their support for the British Fashion Awards 2014: Principal Partner Swarovski; Official Presenting Sponsors Canon, M•A•C, Toni & Guy, Vodafone; Official Sponsors American Express, Marks & Spencer, Mercedes Benz, Penhaligon’s, Rightster. The British Fashion Council would also like to thank Fashion Monitor and Harrogate Spa.
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