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The Fashion Awards: Best dressed on the red carpet

On Monday night, stars including Florence Pugh, Naomi Campbell, Rita Ora and Tilda Swinton hit the red carpet in Valentino, Burberry and Nensi Dojaka looks for The Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Image: Valentino Florence Pugh in Valentino Actress Florence Pugh made a statement in a Valentino look specially designed for her by...

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Pierpaolo Piccioli takes top honours at The Fashion Awards

Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli was named Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Council’s The Fashion Awards 2022 on Monday night at Royal Albert Hall. The accolade, voted for by an international judging panel of over 1000 industry experts, saw Piccioli beat off tough competition from Jonathan Anderson for his namesake label...

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Katie Grand to receive Isabella Blow Award at The Fashion Awards 2022

London-based stylist and editor Katie Grand is to receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at The Fashion Awards 2022. The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced Ms Grand as the recipient on Friday, stating her “incredible contribution to culture, art, and fashion has made her one of the most exciting creative visionaries of our...

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Diet Coke to sponsor UK's fashion awards

Diet Coke, the soft drink company that recently appointed model Kate Moss as Creative Director, has been announced as the principal sponsor for the UK’s fashion awards. The Fashion Awards, which previously held the moniker of British Fashion Awards, will see the cola giant take the role as the British Fashion Council’s (BFC) Principal Partner,...

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British Fashion Council searching for new commercial partners

The British Fashion Council has appointed London-based sports and entertainment marketing agency Mongoose to search for new commercial partners across its key events, including London Fashion Week. In a statement, the BFC said that Mongoose would look for partners for LFW, The Fashion Awards, and the Institute of Positive Fashion and would...

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BFC to honour Jefferson Hack at The Fashion Awards 2022

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced that curator, creative director and co-founder of Dazed Media, Jefferson Hack, will receive a Special Recognition Award for Cultural Curation at The Fashion Awards 2022. Hack is being honoured for “empowering youth through creativity and for creating countless opportunities for next generation...

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The Fashion Awards names 2021 winners and honours Virgil Abloh

The British Fashion Council’s 2021 Fashion Awards took place under sombre circumstances on Monday night, less than 24 hours following the news that designer Virgil Abloh had died of cancer on Sunday aged 41. Actor Idris Elba opened the awards with a tribute to the late designer, stating that the fashion industry had lost a legend, before reading...

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The Fashion Awards to honour Gucci’s Alessandro Michele

The British Fashion Council has confirmed that Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele will be honoured with the Trailblazer Award at The Fashion Awards 2021, taking place on November 29 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Trailblazer Award was introduced at The Fashion Awards in 2018 as one of the special recognition accolades,...

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BFC to honour Tommy Hilfiger with outstanding achievement award

American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger will be awarded the outstanding achievement award at The Fashion Awards 2021 by the British Fashion Council. The awards, taking place on November 29 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, will honour Hilfiger for his outstanding contribution to the global fashion industry and his continued commitment to...

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The Fashion Awards to return to Royal Albert Hall this year

The British Fashion Council has confirmed that The Fashion Awards 2021 will return to the Royal Albert Hall in London to celebrate designers and brands who have made an “important impact” on the fashion industry this year. After moving to a digital format last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the British Fashion Council said that the annual...

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Bottega Veneta wins big at The Fashion Awards

The British Fashion Council hosted its annual The Fashion Awards last night (December 2) at the Royal Albert Hall in London and luxury Italian label Bottega Veneta was the big winner of the evening, scooping four awards. 2019 certainly belongs to British fashion designer Daniel Lee, who was named Accessories Designer of the Year, British...

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The Fashion Awards to honour Sarah Burton

Alexander McQueen creative director Sarah Burton is to be honoured with the ‘Trailblazer Award’ at The Fashion Awards 2019, the British Fashion Council has announced. The Fashion Awards taking place on December 2 at the Royal Albert Hall, will honour Burton for what the British Fashion Council calls “her most personal and visionary work to date...