Fashion Awards 2023 winners, Dior documentary + tips to prepare for your fashion career this Christmas
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Everything you need to know about the Fashion Awards 2023
This Monday, London hosted one of the major fashion ceremonies of the year: the Fashion Awards 2023.
What are the Fashion Awards and what does this spectacular night entail?
Formerly known as The British Fashion Awards, this annual celebration of excellence in the industry is hosted by the British Fashion Council (P.S: The British Fashion Council is a group of the most key individuals in the industry who come together to strengthen British fashion in the global economy as a leader in responsible, creative businesses) to shine a light on the people, fashion houses and businesses that have made outstanding contributions to the fashion industry in the past 12 months. You can think of it as the Grammys but for Fashion! This captivating ceremony was first held over 30 years ago, on 17th October 1989, and was attended by the one and only: Princess Diana.
This remarkable event also serves as a fundraiser for the BFC Foundation, a charity that focuses on helping to support the growth of the British fashion industry through educational purposes. During 2022-2023, the BFC raised more than £1.2 million in funds to designers and scholars.
Held every year at the Royal Albert Hall, this year’s show was hosted by musician Kojey Radical and TV presenter Maya Jama, and the room was filled with fashion’s most iconic and honorable individuals.
And the winners are…
Designer of the Year: Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson and Loewe
British Womenswear Designer Award: Maximilian Davis for Ferragamo
British Menswear Designer Award: Martine Rose for Martine Rose
BFC Foundation Designer Award: Conner Ives
New Establishment Womenswear Award: Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena for Chopova Lowena
New Establishment Menswear Award: Bianca Saunders
Outstanding Achievement Award: Valentino Garavani
Model of the Year Award: Paloma Elsesser
Special Recognition Award for Contribution to the Fashion Industry: Charlotte Tilbury
Special Recognition Award for Championing Young Designer Talent: Sarah Mower
Special Recognition Award: Sarah Burton
Posthumous Special Recognition Award: Joe Casely-Hayford
Cultural Innovator Award: Sam Smith
Trailblazer Award: Edward Enninful
The Pandora Leader of Change Award: Michaela Coel
Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Campbell Addy
What are your thoughts? Would you like to attend the event next year? Let us know in the comments.
What happened in the industry this week? 💚
Alessandro Vigilante is the creative director of Rochas
The freshly appointed designer will present his first ready-to-wear collection for the brand next February. It will be a presentation, not a runway; Rochas will return to the runway format in September 2024.
Alessandro Vigilante has worked for brands such as The Attico, Dolce & Gabbana, Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, and Gucci under Alessandro Michele. He has already been working for Rochas since last May and took part in the development of the spring 2024 collection, and now he will be creating collections as creative director.
Matteo Tamburini is Tod’s new creative director
It is confirmed: Following the rumors last week, Tod’s confirmed the appointment of Matteo Tamburini as creative director, who is succeeding Walter Chiapponi after he left the brand in July to move to Blumarine. Tamburini will present his first collection for Tod’s in Milan next February.
Matteo Tamburini has worked at Rochas, Schiaparelli, Emilio Pucci, and recently at Bottega Veneta since 2017.
Matthew Williams is leaving Givenchy
The American designer announced last Friday his intention to exit the French luxury brand after a three-year tenure. His departure will be effective January 1, after the men’s and women’s pre-fall 2024. Matthew is among many creative directors who decided to part ways with fashion houses this year. For his next projects, Matthew is planning to keep working on his signature label 1017 Alyx 9SM. What do you think of this news? Did you like Givenchy under Williams’ creative direction?
Chanel Métiers d’Art in Manchester
The luxury brand staged its traditional Métiers d’Art show - in Manchester, England this year, on December 7. Chanel says this city is “one of the most effervescent cities of pop culture and an avant-garde one, whose bands, spanning all genres, have changed the history of music.” Last year, the Métiers d’Art show was unveiled in Dakar, Senegal, and previous shows were held in Tokyo, New York, Dallas, Shanghai, Rome, and Edinburgh.
Balenciaga staged a show in Los Angeles
The luxury brand chose Los Angeles for its FW 2024 show on December 2. The exact location was kept secret until the last minute, and it couldn’t turn out to be more dreamy: Windsor Boulevard, from where you can spot the Hollywood sign. What did you think about the collection?
Jacquemus's next fashion show destination revealed
According to the brand’s statement to the press on Monday, it’s heading to Saint-Paul-de-Vence, a village in the south of France, to stage its next show on January 29, continuing the tradition of showing outside the official fashion week calendar (Paris men’s shows will run from Jan. 16 to 21, and Paris Couture Week is scheduled for Jan. 22 to 25.). Called “Les Sculptures”, the show will pay homage to Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti. We can’t wait to see what Simon Porte Jacquemus is cooking for us.
Etro is launching a new men’s line
Creative director Marco De Vincenzo will present his new men’s tailoring collection for Etro (following men’s debut collection last January) on January 14, and unveil its first store exclusively dedicated to the new line and the made-to-order service. The collection will be also shown in a coed format with the women’s collection in February during Milan Fashion Week from Feb. 20 to 26.
Gruppo Calzedonia changed its name to Oniverse
The group, founded by Sandro Veronesi in 1986, which comprises brands like Calzedonia, Intimissimi, Tezenis, and Falconeri, among others, decided to change its name to “Oniverse” as a way of “reflecting the transformation of the Italian company from an innerwear and hosiery specialist to an international and diversified group that now spans from luxury fashion and label Antonio Marras, to bridal, food and wine,” according to WWD. Veronesi added that he was looking for a name “that would be independent and autonomous, but that could represent the essence of all brands”.
New exhibitions
Pradashere II in Shanghai
Building on the success of the first iteration in 2014, Prada opened a second exhibition called Pradasphere II at the Start Museum in Shanghai. Curated by co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, the exhibition traces the history and culture of Prada from its origins in 1913 to the present day, displaying more than 400 physical and digital artifacts across art, architecture, culture, and sport. It opened yesterday, December 7, and you can visit it until January 21, 2024.
MET Costume Institute in NYC
The latest exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, titled “Women Dressing Women” honors female fashion designers - some very famous and others lesser-known that led fashion houses from the 20th century to the present day: Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Vivienne Westwood, Rei Kawabuko, Sarah Burton, Miuccia Prada, and many others. The exhibition features approximately 80 designs, 50% of which are being displayed publicly for the first time. This is the first fall exhibition that the MET has staged since 2019. You can visit it until March 3, 2024.
Elsa Schiaparelli x Coco Chanel
The new exhibition at the Gray M.C.A gallery in London, titled “The Italian [Elsa Schiaparelli] and The Milliner [Coco Chanel]” is not an ordinary one. Sculptor Robyn Neild created 40 looks designed by Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel in bronze sculptures. The retrospective explores the evolutions of the two iconic fashion houses from 1926 to the present day.
Chanel and Schiaparelli were rivals, and they had their vision of which fashion was better for women However, they both contributed to liberating women’s fashion, and this is what the exhibition focuses on. It is open until this Sunday, so don’t miss it out.
And the color of the year is…
The Pantone Color Institute unveiled the color of the year for 2024: Peach Fuzz. "Peach Fuzz brings belonging, inspires recalibration and an opportunity for nurturing, conjuring up an air of calm," said Leatrice Eisman, Executive Director at the Pantone Color Institute, in a statement to Fashionista announcing the news. "Peach Fuzz awakens our senses to the comforting presence of tactility and cocooned warmth," she added. Did you expect this choice of color?
Fashion Career Tip of the Week
7 things you can do in December to prepare yourself for the fashion industry
As we are preparing for the most beautiful time of the year, we may have already decided to pause all our career plans until 2024 to fully enjoy the Holiday season. However, we are here to tell you today why now is the perfect time to prepare yourself for the fashion industry.
There are several reasons to keep investing in your career in fashion in December, but it doesn’t have to be boring. We promise that you will have fun in the process, and you will be able to enjoy Christmas time while you are working and learning!
In our recent article, we brought you 7 things you can do in December to prepare yourself for the fashion industry.
Read the article here and start working for your dream fashion career now ✨
Nice Things 💖
Bottega Veneta licensed paparazzi pictures of A$AP Rocky and Kendall Jenner for the official campaign. Will we be seeing more of these cool, improvised campaigns? What do you think?
What to watch this week📺
Looking for a fashion documentary to watch this Christmas season?
Dior released a new, 1-hour documentary “Dior Metamorphosis (Concealing and Revealing)” that provides a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes of the brand’s Cruise 2024 show and the indigenous Mexican communities who took part in creating the collection.
Fashion Profiles to follow this week
Matthew Williams to follow his next projects
Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director at Pantone Color Institute
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