News
- 7 April 2006
Gorgeous International model Angela Dunn has walked every runway from London to Milan, Tokyo to Paris and New York to Sydney and now she will bring her grace and beauty to bear in Billingsgate.
Angela has starred in collections for Issey Miyake, Yves St Laurent, Chanel and all the major designers of Europe and America, with experience second to none when it comes to style and chic. She will bring with her Genevieve Dunn and Patsy Kensit known by Brits perhaps for her role in Emmerdale and internationally for her roles in Absolute Beginners with David Bowie and in Leathal Weapon 2. No stranger to the music world herself, Patsy had 3 top 40 hit singles in the eighties as lead singer lead singer of the band Eighth Wonder.
- 4 April 2006
Ozwald Boateng, British designer with a penchant for time and again pulling ‘firsts’ out of the designer bag will join us at this exciting event. Self-taught and undoubtedly a walking advertisement of his own style and chutzpah, Ozwald and his charming (not to mention stunningly beautiful) wife Gyunel are regulars on the international social circuit.
Boateng's celebrity client list reads like a roll call of Oscar nominees for best actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Will Smith, Joseph Fiennes, Samuel L Jackson, Russell Crowe, Wesley Snipes and Sir Anthony Hopkins. His film credits include Hannibal, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Tomorrow Never Dies, and most recently, he designed Jude Law's wardrobe for the remake of Alfie. In the music world, he counts everyone from Sir Mick Jagger and David Bowie to Robbie Williams, George Michael and Seal as clients.
- 29 March 2006
Dana Borissova and Ivan Urgant of Channel 1 Russia will help present this stunning occasion.
- 26 March 2006
We will be pleased to welcome British designer Roland Mouret, accessory and evening dress provider to the likes of Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore, and Scarlett Johannson and Julien MacDonald, and also a British designer famed for his loud prints and sparkly bits to Moscow Motion.
- 24 March 2006
Angad Paul, successful British Entrepreneur and Producer of films such as "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" will be at the evening along with some of the famous faces with whom he has been working on his various high profile projects
- 24 March 2006
Samantha Morton, partner to Tom Cruise in the blockbuster Minority Report has expressed her interest in attending the event and meeting Russia’s best, as has Tamara Beckworth, society beauty and Presenter.
- 23 March 2006
Dima Bilan – the best singer in Russia according to the European MTV Music Awards will perform a number of new compostions for the pleasure of our Moscow Motion Guests.
- 23 March 2006
Contracts are assigning with one of Britain's biggest bands…watch this space!
- 22 March 2006
Arkadiy Novikov, a fine example of Russia's entrepreneurial spirit and master restauranteur will attend Moscow Motion
- 20 March 2006
Colin Salmon of Prime Suspect and James Bond fame will join our guests with more celebrity faces.
- 18 March 2006
One of the esteemed Dragons of the BBC’s Entrepreneurial Programme Dragon’s Den Duncan Bannatyne and his Partner will attend our event.
- 17 March 2006
Kristina Orbakaite, talented actress and singer will perform for our guests of the evening.
- 16 March 2006
Russian Radio and Monte Carlo Radio Station become media partners of Moscow Motion.
- 15 March 2006
Vengerov Fyedorov DJ will bring his creativity to bear at this event.
- 14 March 2006
Renowned designer and celebrity daughter Stella McCartney will join the fun at our star-studded event!
- 14 March 2006
Artemiy Troitsky, music critic and Aleksei Venediktov, Head of Echo of Moscow Radio Station have expressed their interest in attending Moscow Motion.
- 13 March 2006
Numerous Editors of various lifestyle glossies have confirmed their participation in the evening including Alena Antonova (Domovoi), Irina Mihkailovskaya (Elle), Anna Barinova (Marie Claire), Dmitriy Gubin (FHM), Leonid Parfyeonov (Russian Newsweek), Maksim Kashulinsky (Forbes and Forbes Style).
- 6 March 2006
Film director Fedor Bondarchuk and renowned restauranteur Stepan Mikhalkov have confirmed their participation in the radiant company of their good lady wives.
- 3 March 2006
Igor Vdovin, composer and celebrity DJ will set the sounds of the evening afire.
- 3 March 2006
DJ Vobla , top Russian deck master will bring her elusive charms and hip vibe to the UK for the very first time to play at the Saturday event. Normally she can be seen only at private venues with the kinds of Russian guys we girls are dying to meet in Moscow’s best circles!
- 2 March 2006
Denis Simachev, who has taken Milan, Paris and New York by storm, has finally agreed to bring his stunning originality to London and will grace Old Billingsgate DJ decks with his very own funky electronic sounds and specially put together edgy fashion clips.
- 25 February 2006
MTV Russia confirms as TV Media Partner of the Event.
- 1 February 2006
Talented Stephen Webster, the UK's Luxury Jewellery Designer of 3 consecutive years, winner of the Diamond Jewellery Brand of the Year in 2004 and universally recognised "Jeweller to the Stars" and has agreed to share with guests a few words of his typically witty repartee about his professional success at the Billingsgate Event.
- 29 January 2006
Russian Young Entrepreneurs Programme - REF will join forces with big business and select a number of Russian students for key work placements in top Russian companies in the Russian Federation. In an attempt to prevent the "brain drain" that has become a growing problem in contemporary Russian Affairs, these students, all educated outside of Russia, will be invited to return to their home country and participate in sought-after internships relevant to their particular discipline.
- 27 January 2006
Russian Standard - the well known vodka loved by connoisseurs all over the world has joined the party vibe and offered their sponsorship support to this event to remember. The Statue of Liberty this may not be, but we’ll certainly be flying high with Rustam Tariko on board for the ride!
- 26 January 2006
Alexander Creswell, the very same who was commissioned to renovate the interior of Windsor Castle after the fire of 1992, renowned watercolourist, exhibitor, architectural expert and now event art facilitator has come on board the Billingsgate project to create the imaginative backdrops, screens and banners that will be used throughout the course of the evening to take us on our journey.
- 1 December 2005
For the second year running Audi has committed its support to our dynamic evening for Russia’s young blood. Voted as the World Car of the Year in 2005 with the Audi A6, the advance of this premium car manufacturer in this particular evening may not be through technology as much as good old fashioned people-power!
- November 2005
Liberty X is booked as a band of the event. These five talented Brits came together to break the mold of typical pop groups, despite perhaps setting out to become one of them. With catchy R&B grooves and a string of top 20 tracks, Liberty X is proof that winning a talent show is by no means everything. In a short space of time they have succeeded in touring worldwide, changed their name, performed at no.1 on Top of The Pops, won their first Brit award, been presented with double platinum discs for debut album ‘Thinking It Over’, spent 10 months constantly in the top 50 airplay chart and won a gong for Best Performance at the Radio Four Awards in Edinburgh.
- May 2005
The idea for a party of all parties is born out of the experience gained from the inaugural Somerset House Pre-Party of April 2005. Designs are drawn up and a production company instated to help us put together this piece de resistance for 2006.
- 20 May 2005
The date of the Old Billingsgate Party is announced - Saturday 22 April 2006.
