Ozwald Boateng, Boodles and Sunspel are all winners at Walpole Awards

By

Sandra Halliday

Published
Nov 21, 2023

Ozwald Boateng walked away a winner from the long-running Walpole British Luxury Awards on Monday with Sunspel, Anabela Chan and Boodles also winning on the night.

The awards “celebrate Britain’s luxury brands and individuals as well as those who define the exciting creativity, innovation and global cultural relevance of Great Britain”.

Boateng was presented with the Great Creative Briton Award. He Became the youngest tailor to establish on Savile Row at the age of 28, served as Creative Director of Menswear at Givenchy, created costumes for films, including James Bond, and designed the new uniforms for British Airways. He’s also just launched his first furniture collaboration with Italian brand Poltrona Frau.

Meanwhile Boodles, founded in 1789 in Liverpool and one of the few remaining family-owned jewellers on London’s Bond Street, scooped the British Luxury Brand of the Year title in recognition of a record-breaking financial year and its commitment to traceability, sustainable growth, and support of local communities in South Africa.

It launched a new campaign this year, with twin sisters Eliza and Amelia Spencer as the faces of the brand and who presented the award on the night.

And fine jeweller Anabela Chan, which “champions laboratory-grown gemstones with high jewellery designs, artisanal craftsmanship and a focus on ethical and sustainable innovations” received the Game-Changer Award.

Neal’s Yard Remedies took home the Sustainable Luxury Brand of the Year award, voted for by an independent panel of judges all of whom are experts in their field. It was recognised for demonstrating its “consistent progress in applying sustainability best-practice to all aspects of its business and for its visible campaigning including its longstanding project to protect biodiversity and bee populations in the UK”.

Embracing luxe staples made with “unwavering quality” in Derbyshire, clothing brand Sunspel received the Made in the UK award after “demonstrating a strong commitment to the development of British manufacturing and accelerated expansion of the brand outside of the UK”.

And Browns Hotel and Paul Smith were awarded the Creative Collaboration award for the launch of the Sir Paul Smith Suite, “which is testament to seamless interplay of design, fashion, and hospitality”.