Burberry Chief wins UK Fashion Expert Awards

Rose Marie Bravo, who steps down as Burberry chief executive in July, scooped the award for Export Personality of the Year at the annual U.K. Fashion Export Awards. Bravo, who wore a navy blue trapeze coat with shiny buttons, and stacked heels, curtsied to Anne, the Princess Royal, the charity's patron, after receiving the honor during a gala lunch at London's Landmark Hotel.

"I'm very proud - and especially proud of my team," said Bravo, who'd invited a representative from each Burberry department to the lunch. The awards celebrate British fashion brands that have made strides in foreign markets. It's a big week for Bravo. Today, she will make her final presentation to financial markets as Burberry's chief when the company announces its 2004-'05 fiscal results. "It's been a long goodbye," she said. "I'm sad to be leaving the team, my people - and this fantastic country."