William Banks-Blaney is a fashion expert and author of 25 Dresses.[1] He was the original founder and CEO of vintage brand WilliamVintage who stepped down from his position in 2017.[2] He has been referred to as "The Vintage King" by Vogue,[3]Harper's Bazaar,[4]The Times,[5]The Telegraph,[6]The Independent,[7] and The New York Times.[8]
In September 2013, Quadrille Publishing announced it had signed Banks-Blaney for his first book 25 Dresses, a hardback book focusing on the evolution of women's fashion and the legacy of haute couture in the 21st century, which first launched in March 2015.[14] The book was formally launched at the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts in May 2015.[15]
Personal life
Banks-Blaney had a previous relationship with Gregory Barker, the former UK Climate Change Minister. In October 2006 it was announced Barker had left his wife for Banks-Blaney amid intense media scrutiny upon them both.[16]
Banks-Blaney's lawyers, Carter-Ruck, soon issued a statement that ‘William Banks-Blaney has won substantial damages from the publishers of the Evening Standard and The Sun over false allegations which 'impugned his integrity'[17] and the newspapers printed subsequent apologies.[18]
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