British and Jamaican activist and actress Jodie Turner-Smith will host this year’s Fashion Awards, which take place on Monday night at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council, organizer of the annual fundraising show and London Fashion Week, said: “Having taken the film industry by storm, her poise, grace and exceptional style have propelled her to the fashion industry, where her ability to evoke joy and communicate her authentic self through her red carpet appearance has ensured her authority on the global fashion stage.”
The main prize of the evening, the designer of the year award, will be given to a British or international designer whose collections have made “a remarkable impact on the industry, defining the shape of global fashion,” the British Fashion Council said in a statement. release. statement.
His nominees include Demna for Balenciaga, Johnathan Anderson for JW Anderson and Loewe, Matthieu Blazy for Bottega Veneta, Miuccia Prada and Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino.
Designers vying for the Independent British Brands Awards include Bianca Saunders, Erdem, JW Anderson, Molly Goddard and Wales Bonner.
Contestants for the BFC Foundation Award, which is awarded to a recipient or shortlist from BFC support schemes such as Newgen, BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund and BFC Fashion Trust, include to Ahluwalia, Chopova Lowena, Nensi Dojaka, SS Daley and Wales Bonner.
Nominees for the model of the year award include Adut Akech, Bella Hadid, Lila Moss, Paloma Elsesser and Quannah Chasinghorse.
Stylist and Perfect Magazine founder Katie Grand will receive the Isabella Blow Fashion Creator Award and Outstanding Achievement Award, while Dazed Group’s Jefferson Hack will receive a Special Recognition Award for Cultural Curatorship for empowering youth through creativity that night.
This year’s multicolored glass spears trophy is designed by artist Yinka Illori, SkyDiamond jewelery company and glass design studio The Glass Foundry.
Diet Coke was named a lead partner for this year’s event earlier this month.
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