FASHION ON THE FIELD AUSTRALIA

The beginning of November saw Jeff make his annual return to Australia for the Melbourne Cup to co host Fashion on the Field with Australian radio presenter FiFi Box. Over 800 contestants presented their outfits on stage which were judged by an international panel of judges which included Royal Milliner Philip Treacy. 

LADIES WHO ROCK LUNCH

October 11th saw Jeff make the trip north to Newcastle to give an after lunch speech, to 300 ladies from the North/east who were raising funds for the Princes Trust. Jeff spoke about his life and times which also involved a little fashion gossip in answer to questions posed by the enthusiastic crowd.

LAUNCH OF THE CATFORD CYCLING JUNIOR RACE TEAM

The Catford cycling club in south London of which Jeff has been a member of 50 years, launches its junior race club called Catford CC Equipe on November 25th at the clubs annual dinner. Jeff Banks is sponsoring the fledging team for a 3 year period and designed a new race strip for the team members. 

JEFF HAS DESIGNS ON FORWARD LADIES

Jeff  likes to be surrounded by intelligent and attractive woman and his wish was granted when he attended the Forward Ladies Business Awards dinner to present the award for Best Ladies Retailer sponsored by ‘ICW Tailored by Jeff Banks’ – the brand new corporate clothing and business suit collection designed by Jeff in conjunction with Incorporatewear.

CHILDREN WITH CANCER BALL

On the 10th of November the annual Children with Cancer Ball was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel and the committee was chaired by Rob Templeman. This was a charity first established by the O’Gorman family after the sad departure of brother and sister Paul and Jean.

MITCHELL GROUP MOVES UP A GEAR IN THE STYLE STAKES

The team of Mitchell Group - Mitchell Mazda, Mitchell Škoda and Lexus Chester at Cheshire Oaks have moved up a gear in the style stakes with a brand new range of corporate clothing from international designer and corporate uniform designer Jeff Banks.

JEFF BANKS EXHIBITION OPENS IN BEIJING

 The Beijing Shin Kong Place shopping center honored Jeff Banks with a 250meter square exhibition portraying his life in fashion design on September 5th.

JEFF BANKS PRESENTS AWARDS AT WELLCHILD

All the award winning children on stage with Prince Harry - Pooja Deshpande, Will Moores, Ryan Skidmore, Alex Logan, Matthew Merritt, Hannah Wright, Charley Holmes and Declan Spencer

Monday 3rd September saw the wellchild awards at the Intercontinental Hotel. A ceremony that has become renowned amongst children nurses and doctors, for not only recognising talented individuals in the nursing profession, but also and more particularly, for brave long suffering children who have born their various illnesses with great spirit and dignity.

FASHION ON THE FIELD WEDNESDAY

The end of August saw Fashion on the Field return to the Ebor meeting at York races.

Once again glamorous men, women and children gathered in the now famous marquee to parade their fashion credentials and have their outfits judged with hope of winning the big prize of a week all expenses paid trip to St Vincent in the Caribbean.

FASHION ON THE FIELD THURSDAY

Fashion on the Field Thursday's judges - Mark Heyes, Aliza Reger, Maire Fahey, Jan Shutt

Mark Heyes -GMTV

Aliza Reger - Janet Reger

Maire Fahey - Editor Prima magazine

Jan Shutt - Sunday Best magazine

FASHION ON THE FIELD FRIDAY

Friday saw the rain come but spirits weren’t dampened in the slightest and if anything the outfits became more exotic.

FASHION ON THE FIELD SATURDAY

Overall best dressed man and woman winners - Paul Dunphy and Alisha Foley

Saturday was inundated with a spectacular fashion audience and saw the crowning of the Fashion on the Field York Ebor best dressed man and woman.

BELIZE OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY UNIFORM GETS THE JEFF BANKS TREATMENT

Having created the uniforms for the winning bid committee in 2007 for Shanghai Jeff Banks knows a thing or two about winning outfits.

The Belize Olympic committee have asked Jeff Banks to create their uniforms for the Olympic opening ceremony on July 27th, which will be watched by an estimated 1.5 billion people.

JEFF DESIGNS ROCKIN ALL OVER THE WORLD BRA FOR CHARITY.

10th May Hyde Park saw 700 women take to the pavement for a night walk to raise money for the Walk the Walk cancer charity.
Nine designers were asked to create a commemorative bra for the event that were put on display at the finish marquee.

JEFF PRESENTS LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO CHRIS MOORE AT GRADUATE FASHION WEEK.

The night of June 13^th saw the culmination of four frenetic days of fashion at Earls Court with the gala fashion show. Always a star studded event, this year was by far one of the most glittering in the past 10 years.

Jeff is one of the original founders of the event and is Life President. The event this year sponsored by George was attended by designers Matthew Williamson, Julien McDonald, Barbara Hulanicki and Charlie Allen. Stars from TV were on hand to distribute awards and the evening was hosted by Carlyn Franklyn.

JEFF RIDES JOHN O’GROATS TO LANDS END FOR DONNA LOUISE TRUST

The end of May saw Jeff Banks back on his bike again riding the length of Britain for the Donna Louise Trust, a children's hospice based in Stoke on Trent.

JEFF BANKS AND NEW VICTORIA HOSPITAL- CREATE A LASTING FIRST IMPRESSION!

 Jeff Bank’s ‘s new  ‘designer branded working wardrobe’ has been selected by the New Victoria Hospital in Kingston as the new business clothing range for over 60 of their reception and admin staff.

JEFF BANKS SPALDING STORE APPEARANCE

Spalding might be one of the smallest Jeff Banks shops but what it lacks in size it made up for with enthusiasm. As usual Maggie Hunt was on hand to provide some very slick grooming for the men of East Anglia. The store had run three competitions with different newspapers and magazines. First up to collect his prize was Tom Baxter who was looking for a suit to go to his first Prom.

WATER FOR AFRICA – WE ARE BORING FOR LIFE!!

Jeff has recently become a Patron of a small charity called Water for Africa. Founded by Sheryl Greenstreet 10 years ago it aims to provide boreholes of fresh water to African Villages. As part of the brand new PR campaign Jeff has designed new T Shirts for Sheryl to take out to the villages for the locals to wear. Bearing the slogan ‘Boring for Life’ Sheryl and her team are embarking on a major fundraising campaign to raise essential funds.

JEFF MEETS THE QUEEN

Tuesday May 15 found Jeff at The Glades Shopping Center Bromley with a host of Britain's top designers to be presented to Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. This was part of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The center was filled with thousands of schoolchildren and surprised shoppers all furiously waving Union Jack flags.

JEFF DESIGNS OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY OUTFITS FOR BELIZE

Chef-de Mission, Mr. Owen Sonny Meighan presents to Prince Harry

The smallest country in The Olympics turned to Jeff Banks to create their wardrobe for the opening ceremony in London. With only eight athletes competing the tiny country were at a loss as to how to create a look that
would be memorable on the world stage. One of their participants who resides in London approached Jeff to create something special that would give pride to this tiny nation.

JEFF BANKS RIDES THE PALACE TO PALACE

On a cold Sunday morning on May 15 Jeff turned up at Warwick Castle to ride the third West Midlands Princes Trust Palace to Palace Bike Event. The Castle grounds provided a splendid backdrop for seven hundred riders to cover 45 miles to raise funds for The Princes Trust.

JEFF RUNS OFF TO GRETNA

Gretna Green just north of the border in Scotland was renowned for where young couples ran away to get married. May 12th saw stylish men running over the border to the Jeff Banks store in The Gateway Center in Gretna. In what is fast becoming a tradition at visits in Scotland, Jeff was greeted by a piper but in Gretna it was a lady piper!

JEFF BANKS SPONSORS THE PRINCES TRUST SPRING BALL

 The Prince’s Trust Spring Ball is a high glamour event held annually at the exclusive Hurlingham Club. This years sponsor was Jeff Banks assisting The Prince’s Trust to raise much needed funds to assist in helping disadvantaged young people.

ICW TAILORED BY JEFF BANKS

Jeff Banks Means Business ...helping you to create the right first impression!

Jeff Banks is  one of Britain’s’ most prolific designers who established the Warehouse chain, as well as creating his own branded ranges, and is also recognised for presenting the long running  fashion  programme – The Clothes Show on the BBC. Over the years Jeff has dressed many celebrities such as Annie Lennox and even Prince Charles and is a vociferous supporter of British fashion – both at home and abroad. He was awarded a CBE for his services to fashion in 2009.

Jeff’s passion in life is design and product quality, and for the first time ever he has created a capsule collection ‘designer branded working wardrobe’ that encompasses a stunning collection of the finest quality tailored suiting, shirts, blouses, knitwear and accessories for the discerning businessman and woman. This range is completely new and unique and can be selected from an exclusive catalogue and website.

Created and manufactured by ICW the UK’S leading company clothing provider, this stunning range of Jeff Banks business wear is available for  those who want to make a lasting first impression – personnel in the business, medical and leisure sectors – or to those who want a top quality professional business outfit – the opportunities are endless.

THE AMSTEL GOLD ETAPE

Every year sees The Classics return to Southern Holland and Northen Belgium. Three classic cycle races that have been held for the last century. They have passed into cycling folklore as millions of spectators line the routes to catch a glimpse of National heroes. The races are all around 275 kilometres long over some of the hilliest terrane northwestern Europe can offer.

JEFF BANKS VISITS LIVINGSTONE STORE

 The arrival of Jeff at Livingstone was greeted with a true Scottish welcome. A highland piper! Maggie Hunt was on hand to offer grooming tips to both customers and competition winners. The team at the store had laid on a fashion show to celebrate Jeff's arrival, but it was a show with a difference. No catwalk.

SPRING FAIR NEC BIRMINGHAM

Jeff was delighted to be presenting Ports of Call Home wares at this years NEC in Birmingham
The stand introduces customers to his new ranges of Bed Linen, Tableware, Wallpaper, Paint, Accessories, Blinds, Towels, Fabrics and Rugs.

JEFF BANKS DESIGNS FOR GREENEDGE

Back row: Cyclist left to right MITCH DOCKER, MICHAEL HEPBURN, LUKE DURBRIDGE, BRETT LANCASTER, FUMIYUKI BEPPU, CAMERON MEYER,  JACK BOBRIDGE.
Middle row: STUART O'GRADY, LEIGH HOWARD, BADEN COOKE, MATT GOSS, MATTHEW WILSON. 
Front row: ROBBIE MCEWEN, SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD, MICHAEL ALBASINI, SIMON GERRANS, SIMON CLARKE, ALLAN DAVIS

GreenEdge is the brand new professional Australian cycling team. GreenEdge have been granted a UCI license, which means they will be competing at the highest level around the world. This will include major races such as the Tour De France, the Tour of Italy and the Tour of Spain. Already Simon Gerrans has won the national road race championship of Australia in the new GreenEdge colours.