Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize Winner

Shortlisted designers

Augustin Teboul is the winner of the 2012 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize Award, which was bestowed to the designer last night at Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Dorchester Collection, after a catwalk show featuring the five shortlisted designers of the prize.  Annelie Augustin and Odély Teboul were presented with €30,000 from Dorchester Collection’s chief executive officer Christopher Cowdray, along with an engraved Baccarat crystal trophy and a stay at a Dorchester Collection property in either Paris or Milan during spring Fashion Week 2013.

The judges

The esteemed judges of the 2012 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize included Elizabeth Saltzman, contributing editor to Vanity Fair; Kenzo Takada, founder of Kenzo; Bruno Frisoni, artistic director for luxury French shoe designer Roger Vivier; Lorenz Baumer, designer of Louis Vuitton jewellery; Alexandra Golovanoff, French journalist and TV host; Nathalie Rykiel, CEO of Sonia Rykiel; Chantal Thomass, CEO of Chantal Thomass lingerie; Harumi Klossowska de Rola, jewellery designer and daughter of painter Balthus; and Jean-Jacques Picart, fashion and luxury consultant.

The grand final was an opportunity for the shortlisted designers - Augustin Teboul, Calla, IRM Design, Les Garçons Paris and Quentin Veron – to present their designs at a catwalk show to the assembled audience of judges, and international VIP guests and media. After a deliberation period, the judges agreed that the collection displayed by Augustin Teboul best evoked the spirit of individuality, luxury, style and craftsmanship, which characterises Dorchester Collection’s iconic hotels. Their work also demonstrated critical distinction and the potential for future commercial success.

Dorchester Collection New Spa and Wellness Offerings

Dorchester Collection properties are unveiling a collection of new spa, wellness and fitness offerings. From acclaimed fitness specialists to luxurious spa treatments to a renovated spa, below are a few highlights in Paris and London

In Paris, the luxurious “Spa Valmont pour Le Meurice” reopened in September after a four-month long revitalization. A haven of tranquility extending over 3,600 square feet, the revamped Spa Valmont will be decorated in soothing shades mixing bronze, celadon green and beige with accents of gold. To celebrate, Spa Manager Sylvaine Declèves created the exclusive and limited edition Bulle Émotionnelle, a revitalizing facial protocol that focuses on restoring the skin's natural glow through massage and Valmont's Renewing Pack. Also in Paris, Hôtel Plaza Athénée’ s Dior Institut au Plaza Athénée features “Dior Prestige Facial Ritual,” a luxurious treatment using new and exclusive products including Prestige Souveraine. Designed as an exceptional step-by-step experience and ultimate indulgence for the most delicate skin, the treatment begins with a deep back massage and a gentle full make-up removal. This is followed by an application of Essence Initiale Dior Prestige, a careful exfoliation, and a facial massage smoothing and applying firm pressure from the contour of the ears to the neck and shoulders. A gentle eye contour treatment is also included.

London’s 45 Park Lane and UK fitness expert Matt Roberts have partnered to create an in room workout fitness program for the hotel’s guests. The new in-room fitness TV channel offers guests a selection of professionally led workouts designed and narrated by Roberts, all within the comfort and privacy of the guest room. For those that are feeling inspired, a complimentary ‘Exercise Matt at 45 Park Lane Fitness Pack’, a step-by-step training technique program, is available for guests to take home.

Also in London, The Dorchester launched a series of new, luxurious treatments by Carol Joy London at The Dorchester Spa. New treatments include the innovative ‘Diamond Facial with Oxygen’ that helps leave a firm, clear and glowing complexion.

Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize Cocktails

Dorchester Collection is a portfolio of the world's foremost luxury hotels in Europe and the USA. One of the most known are: The Dorchester (London), The Beverly Hills Hotel (Los Angeles), Le Meurice (Paris), Hotel Plaza Athenee (Paris) and Hotel Principe di Savoia (Milan). (See link for entire collection)

Every year Dorchester Collection shortlists 5 talented designers for Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize, where each of the 5 designers is paired with one of the iconic hotels to create a cocktail representing the spirit of designers' work and Dorchester Collection hotel, represented by the bar directors and managers. They produce a limited edition Fashion Prize cocktail menu, which will be available during the upcoming fashion season in Europe from 6 September to 3 October 2012 at 45 Park Lane in London, Hotel Principe di Savoia, Le Meurice, Plaza Athenee and Le Richemond in Geneva.

Featured cocktails:

Inspired by Calla Haynes’ colourful collection, Daniele Confalonieri of Hotel Principe di Savoia mixed the ‘Milanese Calla-pirinha’ - an orange-hued cocktail with a cinnamon stick, a sprinkle of saffron, white crushed ice and limes to add a touch of green.

After seeing the experimental design style of IRM Design, Thierry Hernandez, of Hôtel Plaza Athénée, conceived ‘IRM Cocktail’ composed of three shots of rum, sake and vodka, presented with three different pipettes containing iris (I), rose (R), and mint (M) essences. With the simplicity of the alcoholic base, the pipettes add colour to mirror the running paint effect used by IRM Design.

Annelie Augustin and Odély Teboul joined forces with Stefano Cossio of Bar 45 at 45 Park Lane to create ‘Black Velvet’, a tequila-based cocktail with blackberries, thyme honey, crème de cassis and lime juice, indicative of the designers’ sophisticated and dark designs.

With a collection evoking the famous prohibition era of the 1920s, designer Quentin Veron paired up with Le Richemond’s bar team to devise ‘Black Southside’. This gin based cocktail with blackberries and cherry syrup will take guests back to the early 20^th century speakeasy clubs of North America.

Emphasising the recurrence of black within their electrifying collection, Les Garcons’s Louis Gerin and Gregory Lamaud collaborated with Le Meurice’s William Oliveri and created ‘Nuit Noire’, a blueberry vodka based drink with blackberry liqueur.