I'm not Frank: What I wore to the British Fashion Awards 2012

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you will undoubtedly know that on Tuesday night I attended the 2012 British Fashion Awards. I went a little picture crazy because not only I'm still testing out my (first ever) iPhone but I was terribly excited about the event as I had never gone to an awards ceremony before.
The whole night was pretty amazing. Starting with all the known faces around us at The Savoy Theatre , followed by the unexpected appearance of Valentino on stage, the Rita Ora performance at the end, the lovely Japanese dinner and the fun afterparty at Beat. And so, here is a quick recap – in pictures – of what I wore to the awards.

 

Pictured, a slightly 50's midnight blue blazer from Top Man worn with my Ermenegildo Zegna Su Misura white shirt and my brand new wool tartan bow tie from Drake's.

 

A snapshot of the proud GQ Grooming Award of my hairdressers at Pankhurst London, which I visited  last Friday to have my hair fresh and ready for Tuesday night.

 

As you might remember, I've been coveting this Lanvin flower pin for quite some time. So I thought this was the best opportunity to finally get it from Mr Porter and add a nice touch to my look.

 

I do apologise for the blurriness but I took this on a cab. I wore my midnight blue jacket with a classic pair of black suit trousers from Hugo Boss paired with a funky pair of Gant socks (with stars all over them) and my favourite Sutor Mantelassi shoes I posted about recently.

All images: Fashion, Frankly

How to wear a bow tie

This post is dedicated to everyone who things only buff men can pull off a suit appropriately. Andrew Garfield was recently doing some extra press appearances for 'The Social Network' (which, if you haven't seen, you must!) and he gifted us with this great look. The oversized velvet bow tie (he'd definitely pull off the Lanxin x H&M ones) gives the suit an air od old school and the cool kind of careless hair brings it to 2010. It's a brilliant idea for a new year's eve outfit!

And just in case you need it... here's how to do it.

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