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Conner Ives and Chopova Lowena won big at the BFC Fashion awards last night
By Barry Pierce | Fashion | 5 December 2023
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BIANCA SAUNDERS FW23

The stars were out in South Kensington last night for the BFC Fashion Awards. Strolling along the red carpet were Pamela Anderson in Stella McCartney, Anne Hathaway in Valentino, Alexa Chung in 16Arlington, Charli XCX in Jean Paul Gaultier, and Lisa Rinna in Chet Lo. The awards, which were presented by Maya Jama and Kojey Radical, are now in their thirty-ninth year and honoured the designers, models, and radicals of the last twelve months in fashion. 

Major winners on the night included Conner Ives for the BFC Foundation Award, Martine Rose for British Menswear Designer of the Year, and Bianca Saunders for the New Establishment Menswear Award. 

A Posthumous Special Recognition Award was awarded to Joe Casely-Hayford for his contribution to British fashion, with the award being accepted by his son Charlie Casely-Hayford. Casely-Hayford was also recently honoured in The Missing Thread: Untold Stories Of Black British Fashion exhibition in Somerset House, which gathered his archive for exhibition for the first ever time. 

The night was rounded off with the Outstanding Achievement Award for Valentino Garavani, where the guests were treated to a runway of models in red Valentino dresses before Gwyneth Paltrow appeared on stage to present the award to Valentino Garavani’s creative partner Giancarlo Giammetti.

See the full list of winners below:

BFC Foundation Award: Conner Ives

Special Recognition: Sarah Burton

New Establishment: Womenswear: Chopova Lowena

New Establishment: Menswear: Bianca Saunders

Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Campbell Addy

Model of the Year: Paloma Elsesser

Special Recognition Award: Charlotte Tilbury

Entertainment Award: Sam Smith

Posthumous Special Recognition Award: Joe Casely-Hayford

British Menswear Designer of the Year: Martine Rose

British Womenswear Designer of the Year: Maximilian Davis for Ferragamo

Special Recognition Award for Championing Young Designer Talent: Sarah Mower

Pandora Leader for Change: Michaela Coel

Trailblazer Award: Edward Enninful

Designer of the Year: Jonathan Anderson

Outstanding Achievement Award: Valentino Garavani


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