When Mary died in 1982 at 49 of throat cancer, her funeral was well-attended with many celebrities and her four children. Never a healthy person, she pushed herself past her limits, touring almost nonstop. It bankrupted her just when he would get a leg up in the business. Looking back, Mary regretted departing Motown and Gordy confessed he slighted the singer. It’s an impressive work, with interviews from family, friends, husbands, and lovers giving the readers the juicy parts. With this new book about Wells, Pater Benjaminson (Chicago Review Press, November 1, 2012), journalist and author of The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard, wants to do a good job of telling the Detroit native’s turbulent story from start to finish. One of the most captivating personalities on the Motown roster during its glory days, singer Mary Wells was a force of nature: complex, independent, and resourceful. Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar Ethelbert Miller in 1986 it is a pleasure to watch. She was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1985 to 1986.īe sure you check out the video of an interview with Gwendolyn Brooks and poet E. Her verse narrative Annie Allen (1949) won the first Pulitzer Prize awarded to an African-American woman (1950). 3, 2000)īrooks taught at many institutions and succeeded Carl Sandburg as poet laureate of Illinois (1968). In 2011 in was just a small percentage Authors You Should Know This most interesting thing about books sales in 2012 is that 2 eBooks were sold for every 1 physical book - eBooks were %69 of all book sales in 2012. Our 20 Bestselling eBooks for all of 2012.Our 25 Bestselling Books for all of 2012.Our bimonthly bestselling books for Nov/Dec 2012.Donations to the Foundation can be made at /donate.We’ve just published three new bestselling books lists. Swarovski also pledged £300,000 to the BFC Education Foundation.
The emerging talent awards were won by Charles Jeffrey for Charles Jeffrey Loverboy for menswear (presented by John Galliano, CBE), and Michael Halpern for Halpern for womenswear (presented by Pamela Anderson).įour thousand guests attended the event, which was hosted by Jack Whitehall and Karlie Kloss.Īttendees included Adrian Joffe, Alexa Chung, Angelica Cheung, Anja Rubik, Anna Ewers, Blondey McCoy, Caroline Rush, Connor McGregor, David Gandy, Edward Enninful, OBE, Erdem Moralioglu, Erykah Badu, Eva Herzigová, Georgia May Jagger, Henry Holland, Hilary Swank, José Neves, Kaia Gerber, Imaan Hammam, Jourdan Dunn, Julien Macdonald, Laura Bailey, Lewis Hamilton, Maisie Williams, Dame Natalie Massenet, Nadja Swarovski, Paris Jackson, Pink, Poppy Delevingne, Ruth Wilson, Sam Smith, Selena Gómez, Stella Maxwell, Matty Bovan, Millie Mackintosh, Stormzy, Tinie Tempah, Valerie Morris, Virgil Abloh, Winnie Harlow, and Zadie Smith.Įach winner received a Swarovski crystal trophy, commissioned by architectural designer John Pawson. Off-White took home the Urban Luxe award, presented by Hailey Baldwin and the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator was awarded to Pat McGrath, MBE, presented by Eva Herzigová. Jonathan Anderson was named accessories’ designer of the year for his work at Loewe (presented by Amber Valletta), Marco Bizzarri was named business leader for his work at Gucci (presented by Annie Lennox and Massimo Bottura), Maria Grazia Chiuri won the Swarovski Award for Positive Change (presented by Bianca Jagger), and Adwoa Aboah was named model of the year (presented by Erykah Badu and Loyle Carner). The late Azzedine Alaïa was celebrated for his 60-year career at the awards.
Other noteworthy awards included the Special Recognition Award for Innovation to Stella McCartney, OBE, presented by Sir James Dyson, for her work in succeeding at socially responsible fashion, and Outstanding Contribution to British Fashion to Christopher Bailey, MBE, presented by Dame Anna Wintour, for his work at Burberry, where he turned the brand into a global force. Oliver Sim, Zandaya and FKA Twigs presented the awards to the three designers respectively.ĭonatella Versace was named Fashion Icon, after a performance by Rita Ora, with the award presented by supermodel Naomi Campbell. Anderson, and Green for his eponymous label. The star-studded night held at the Royal Albert Hall saw Simons awarded for his work at Calvin Klein, Anderson for J. Designer of the Year gongs were awarded to Raf Simons, Jonathan Anderson and Craig Green tonight at the Fashion Awards 2017 presented by the British Fashion Council in partnership with Swarovski.
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