The London fashion industry brought down the house at the British Fashion Awards last night. This is the UK's version of the CFDA's, and it was impossible not to recognize how important of a role British fashion plays in the world. With names like Stella McCartney, Giles Deacon, Matthew Williamson, Burberry and Jimmy Choo on the roster of nominees, who can deny the force that is the Brits.

In attendance were bold-faced types like Claudia Schiffer, Roland Mouret, Christian Slater and Roisin Murphy, to name a few (really, just a few, there were so many important folks.) The major winners of the evening were Luella Bartley, who took home Designer of the Year and Jourdan Dunn, who won Model of the Year. Dunn's tear-filled accpetance speech was definitely the highlight of the evening. Best Red Carpet Designer went to Matthew Williamson, and Louise Goldin was the recipient of the Swarovski Emerging Talent award for ready-to-wear.