Wes Gordon’s career might give even the most accomplished person a complex.

At only 25, the Central Saint Martins grad has worked under Tom Ford and Oscar de la Renta, garners rave reviews from editors and buyers for his successful namesake label, collaborated with Manolo Blahnik for his spring 2011 show, designed an upcoming capsule collection with Jones New York, and just nabbed the prestigious Fashion Group International Rising Star Award for his sophisticated designs and sharp tailoring.

Congrats on the win. You’re on everyone’s one-to-watch list lately. How do you stay so poised?
Well, now I’m scared. I was fine until you said that. [Laughs] There’s not time to think about anything except your to-do list for the next hour. It’s just crazy busyness. I’m rapidly getting grey hair.

Your clothes have a mature sensibility to them. Have you always been more sophisticated than your peers?
I’ve always been an old soul. When I was in preschool, I used to insist on wearing suspenders and ties to school. I definitely have an aesthetic emerging.

What are you loving seeing women wear these days? What are you over?
I’m very much a tailored person. We made a beautiful wide-leg pant last season that did really well, and these long, really Katharine Hepburn-y silhouettes of sharp tailoring. That’s, like, the chicest thing to me, especially in winter. I’m really not into all-over sequins.