Hilary Alexander
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Hilary Alexander is a British journalist and the Fashion Director of The Daily Telegraph
.
and is a passionate traveller, long distance walker, gardener and cat-lover. In May 2001, she was awarded the title Visiting Professor by the University of the Arts London
(the former London Institute) which is responsible for the fashion colleges, Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion
and the Chelsea and Camberwell Art colleges.
She has extensive broadcast experience that includes three years on BBC 2’s Style Challenge, appearances on GMTV
, Lorraine Kelly
, BBC Breakfast and various documentaries for BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. She has also appeared in national channels in Germany, France, Spain, Russia and China; The Weakest Link
and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (BBC); and is often interviewed for some fashion cable channels including Fashion File, Fashion TV and Video Fashion as well as for some radio stations. She is the regular stylist and presenter for the Designer Catwalk shows at the annual Clotheshow Live in Birmingham. She was the featured stylist in the Living TV series Britain’s Next Top Model in 2005 and 2006 and also appears in the latest series.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
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Biography
Alexander was born in New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and is a passionate traveller, long distance walker, gardener and cat-lover. In May 2001, she was awarded the title Visiting Professor by the University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London
The University of the Arts London, formerly known as the London Institute, is a collegiate university comprising six internationally recognised art, design, fashion and media colleges in London, England...
(the former London Institute) which is responsible for the fashion colleges, Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion
London College of Fashion
London College of Fashion is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, short courses and business-training in fashion, make-up, beauty-therapy and lifestyle industries...
and the Chelsea and Camberwell Art colleges.
She has extensive broadcast experience that includes three years on BBC 2’s Style Challenge, appearances on GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
, Lorraine Kelly
Lorraine Kelly
Lorraine Kelly is a Scottish television presenter, journalist and actress, best known as a presenter for TV-am, and later GMTV and ITV Breakfast, on Lorraine.-Early life:...
, BBC Breakfast and various documentaries for BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. She has also appeared in national channels in Germany, France, Spain, Russia and China; The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (BBC); and is often interviewed for some fashion cable channels including Fashion File, Fashion TV and Video Fashion as well as for some radio stations. She is the regular stylist and presenter for the Designer Catwalk shows at the annual Clotheshow Live in Birmingham. She was the featured stylist in the Living TV series Britain’s Next Top Model in 2005 and 2006 and also appears in the latest series.