Walpole honours McQueen, VB

Sarah Burton received the British Luxury Design Talent award on behalf of Alexander McQueen. Emma Hill collected the British Luxury Overseas award for Mulberry and Victoria Beckham won for the best Emerging British Luxury Brand.

Other winners include Mr Porter, Church’s English Shoes and Selfridges’ Project Ocean, which earned the retailer the Corporate Social Responsibility award.

“This year’s award winners represent the very best of luxury talent and we are delighted to be able to recognise their outstanding achievements,’ Julia Carrick, the CEO of Walpole, said in a statement. ‘The British Luxury Industry continues to perform exceptionally well and has grown significantly with London now the third largest international luxury market in the world.

‘Through incredibly challenging economic times, the luxury sector is showing great resilience and we are confident that it will continue to flourish.’