Tag: Fashion Award
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A Wrap Dress, a High Line and a Lifetime of Courage: Diane von Furstenberg Takes the Couture Council Award
On a bright Thursday at Gotham Hall, fashion paused to say thank you to a designer who has never stopped moving. There are afternoons in the fashion calendar that feel like family reunions. The Couture Council luncheon at Gotham Hall on October 22 was one of them: a room full of people whose paths had…
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Carolina Herrera’s Wes Gordon to Receive 2021 Couture Council Award from Museum at FIT
The year 2021 is a big one for Carolina Herrera. The fashion house is not just celebrating its 40th anniversary, but Creative Director Wes Gordon also received the 2021 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion from The Museum at FIT. Since consulting with the luxury fashion brand in March 2017, the fashion…
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BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2021 continues to champion young designers
The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the shortlisted designers for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2021 (BFCVDFF). The shortlisted designers will be interviewed by the Fund Judging Committee this coming March with the winner/s announced in May. The the shortlisted designers for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2021 (BFCVDFF) are: Alighieri, ASAI, Bethany…
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The shortlisted fashion designers for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2020
Wales Bonner was the recipient of the 2019 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. Previous winners include Christopher Kane, Erdem, Mary Katrantzou, Molly Goddard, Mother of Pearl, Nicholas Kirkwood, palmer//harding, Peter Pilotto and Sophia Webster. This week, British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the shortlisted designers for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2020. This year’s shortlist…
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Rosh Mahtani from Alighieri Jewelry – the third recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design
Rosh Mahtani of Alighieri Jewelry Brand to Receive the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design at London Fashion Week. Alighieri jewellery has become known for its hand-made gold-plated antique-style designs. Each piece of jewellery is handcrafted in Hatton Garden, London’s Jewellery Quarter. The unique pieces are made through the process of lost-wax…
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Giorgio Armani on billionaire bashing, throwaway culture – and choosing his successor
The 85-year-old master of understated design talks about his lifelong belief in sustainable fashion, his love of Downton Abbey – and the troubling matter of his eventual retirement