Richard Nicoll

DESIGNER NAME: Richard Nicoll

BACKGROUND: Richard was born in London and grew up in Australia. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins MA in 2002, Richard has gained experience including freelance consulting alongside Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton and Creative Director of Womenswear at Cerruti. With his own label, he has been awarded three ANDAM prizes (2008), named Best Young Designer at the ELLE Style Awards (2009) and twice shortlisted for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. He received NEWGEN sponsorship for four seasons (SS06 - AW07).

IDEAL CLIENT: “Anyone that responds to the clothes. I'd like to think they suit a wide variety of personalities.”

TRADEMARK: “It is our one-size-fits-all, oversized, geometric cut, silk T-shirt dress that everyone from Florence Welch (of Florence and the Machine) to my mother wears.”

Shortlisted for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2012