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Thursday, 2 June 2011

Hooray for Hilary



At the CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday 6 June, Hilary Alexander will be presented with the Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard - and That's Not My Age can't wait to see what she's wearing. The Telegraph's fabulous fashion director has a singular style, mixing high street and High Atlas like no other. This photo was taken at London Fashion Week a couple of seasons ago, where I asked Hilary for her style secrets, ' Wear amazing jewellery and enjoy clothes, but not in a mutton dressed as lamb way,' And then, apparently quoting Barry Humphries, she added, 'Cover up the bits that aren't flattering, fashion is just a matter of hiding the body and the older you get the more true that is.' Excellent advice.

At the Telegraph since 1985 (which is two years before the Sheppard award came into existence) Hilary is due to retire this month. But she's not hanging up her Mukkluks just yet, with plans afoot to freelance and study archaelogy at university - this woman has so much energy, I want to be like her when I collect my bus pass (if not before!)

Previous winners of the CFDA Media Award include Cathy Horyn, André Leon Talley and Suzy Menkes. Here are two Queens of Fashion Journalism at a farewell lunch in Paris earlier this year:



See the full CFDA Fashion Awards list here


Photos: Fashionistable and 10 magazine blog
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10 comments:

  1. Pam @ over50feeling402 June 2011 at 14:24

    Love her quotes and her look here...I need to research more about her...thanks for the introduction!!

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  2. Sharon S2 June 2011 at 16:35

    Hi there-she looks fabulous and I'm coveting her red tassel jacket, I've wanted to get one for ages!! Congratulations to her!!

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  3. Vix2 June 2011 at 18:18

    She is fabulous and I'm delighted to see my beloved Lamani mirrorwork' textiles and scrap metal jewellery. Does that mean I'm fashionable, too? xxx

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  4. Fashionistable2 June 2011 at 19:51

    She is so sweet too. Cant believe she is retiring. I hope we still see her at the shows. Xxxx

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  5. Make Do Style2 June 2011 at 20:47

    Will be such a shame when she retires but how wonderful to do an archaeology degree!!

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  6. Semi Expat3 June 2011 at 01:20

    I think she is amazing.. every photograph and each time I have seen her on Television she always has that wonderful smile. And great that she is now going to take up studying archaeology! Go Hilary! X

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  7. Christina @ Fashion's Most Wanted3 June 2011 at 02:42

    I love Hilary xx

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  8. pollok3 June 2011 at 13:28

    very nice blog thanks for sharing with us..

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  9. Young at Heart3 June 2011 at 14:40

    absolutely i intend to end up a badly dressed bird in my dotage.....madder the better!!

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  10. Unknown3 June 2011 at 17:45

    Love her advice...thanks for sharing...great blog!
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