With a whirlwind of dramatic crimson carpet appears to be like and world-renowned movie star friends (ahem, Rihanna and A$AP) it is vital to not overlook the winners of the British Vogue Awards.
The occasion acts as a key fundraiser for the BFC Basis and celebrates the function of vogue on the intersection of tradition and leisure, spotlighting inventive expertise and telling the tales of the 12 months in vogue.
Every class is whittled all the way down to a shortlist by a choose jury of press and consumers, earlier than being voted on by a committee of business leaders to make the ultimate resolution. Let’s check out who managed to come back out on high for 2024.
Designer Of The Yr: Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson and Loewe
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Undeniably the largest prize of the night time, Anderson additionally took dwelling this award final 12 months, proving he’s on the high of his recreation throughout each his eponymous label and Spanish-heritage home Loewe. Anderson was introduced his award by actor and Loewe international home ambassador Jamie Dornan, and he opened his acceptance speech by saying: “It’s good to see Irish individuals are again in vogue”.
Loewe was named the most popular model on the earth on Lyst’s Q2 index, pushed by Anderson designing costumes for the Zendaya-fronted summer season blockbuster ‘Challengers’, supporting the Met Gala (Anderson additionally took on the function of honorary co-chair) and The Costume Institute’s 2024 exhibition ‘Sleeping Beauties’, in addition to internet hosting the annual Loewe Basis Craft Prize at Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
Loewe additionally continued its partnership with Swiss working model On, which drove a 308% enhance in searches following the discharge of the On x Loewe Cloudtilt 2.0 trainers. “I like vogue,” Anderson stated in his speech on the awards. “It makes me get away from bed each morning”. He’s displaying no indicators of slowing down both — turning his hand to costume design as soon as once more, ‘Queer’ starring Daniel Craig is launched subsequent Friday.
Mannequin Of The Yr: Alex Consani
“I’m the primary trans individual to win this award,” stated American mannequin and social media star Alex Consani in her acceptance speech. She made historical past on Monday night time (we predicted she would) carrying a customized Union Jack costume designed by Dilara Fındıkoğlu, who was nominated for the New Institution Womenswear award. Consani’s quick-quips and outspoken sense of humour have seen her rack up 4 million followers on TikTok, and whereas she’s not one to take herself too critically (she dressed up as a ‘horny Gru’ from Despicable Me for Heidi Klum’s Halloween get together this 12 months) the business actually does.
This 12 months alone, she walked within the revived Victoria’s Secret present, fronted Jacquemus’ Christmas marketing campaign and featured in Charli XCX’s ‘360’ music video, in addition to being a staple on the runways of New York, London, Milan and Paris vogue weeks. In her speech, Consani thanked her mother and father for permitting her to hitch the business at simply 12-years-old, and thanked different trailblazing transwomen (reminiscent of ‘Pose’ star Dominique Jackson) with out whom “she couldn’t settle for this award”.
British Womenswear Designer: Simone Rocha for Simone Rocha
To not maintain tooting our personal horn, however we referred to as this one. Simone Rocha first gained this award eight years in the past, so it was excessive time for her to take dwelling the prize as soon as once more. Introduced by actresses Kelly Rutherford and Nicola Coughlan, Rocha thanked her London workforce in addition to designer Jean Paul Gaultier “for inviting me into your home and atelier”. She introduced a visitor couture assortment for the French designer in January this 12 months.
Rocha was dressed head-to-toe in her personal creations, together with a bejewelled pair of heeled Crocs from her newest collaboration with the footwear model. The Irish designer additionally launched a espresso desk e-book in October, a retrospective of her work since her first assortment in 2010, with contributions from Cindy Sherman, Petra Collins, Tim Blanks and Ed Templeton.
British Menswear Designer Award: Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner
Whereas Bonner wasn’t there to obtain her award in individual, her designs had been. Musician Tems wore a customized Wales Bonner fringed costume embellished with gold flowers to just accept the award on the designer’s behalf, and photographer Tyler Mitchell wore a pointy black go well with from the model, additionally accessorised with its jewelry.
Wales Bonner is maybe finest identified for her ongoing partnership with Adidas, designing a number of extremely wanted variations of the Samba coach. However she is nobody trick pony — her garments have been worn by everybody from the likes of Zendaya, Solange and Letitia Wright, proving that whereas she might have began off as a menswear designer, the Wales Bonner universe has expanded nicely past that.
Excellent Achievement Award: Tom Ford
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The place to start with Tom Ford? you’ve made it when Dame Anna Wintour herself presents your award, waxing lyrical about your profession and mining movie star cohorts reminiscent of Julianne Moore and Hugh Jackman for anecdotes. “He has at all times had a rare eye for genius, and a ability for letting it develop,” Wintour advised the viewers on Monday night time. Ford rose to fame all through his 15-year tenure at Gucci, the place he reworked the then dusty leather-based items home into a world vogue model. After leaving in 2004, he began his personal eponymous label in 2006, which turned synonymous with horny class.
Following the loss of life of Ford’s long-term accomplice in 2021, journalist Richard Buckley, he bought his firm to Estée Lauder for $2.8 billion and subsequently stepped down as inventive director. Peter Hawkings stuffed his sneakers, however solely briefly — he stepped down after lower than a 12 months on the helm.
This September it was introduced that Haider Ackermann can be his substitute, with Ford himself commenting: “We share most of the identical historic references, and I couldn’t be extra excited to see what he does with the model. I believe that I would be the first on my ft to applaud after his present in March.”
Cultural Innovator Award: A$AP Rocky
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The final time A$AP Rocky and Rihanna confirmed up on the British Vogue Awards, it was in 2019 for Rihanna to just accept the City Luxe award for her LVMH-backed Fenty label. 5 years later, it was A$AP’s flip to be a winner. Introduced by Michèle Lamy, the multi-hypenate took to the stage to inform crowds that after seeing his “woman” win her award, he was impressed to consider “that I might do that too”.
After joking that his Cultural Innovator award would look “actual good on the shelf”, A$AP mirrored on his relationship with Lamy, whom he met in 2011. She started mentoring him, and took him to London’s Frieze artwork honest. “That not solely gave me the braveness to do regardless of the fuck I wished to do, however I excelled as a result of I had nothing to carry me again,” he recounted to the viewers. He ended his speech by saying: “To all of the younger designers who had been nominated at this time and who might or might not have gained tonight, I simply hope that it is a token of encouragement to indicate you that you are able to do this shit too”.
The Pandora Chief of Change Award: Issa Rae
After celebrating her win at Session Arts Membership the night time earlier than the official awards ceremony, Issa Rae took to the stage in London to just accept the Pandora Chief of Change Award, introduced by actress and Insecure co-star Yvonne Orji, who wrote on Instagram: “ we introduced the love, the laughs, and the LA to London City!”
Rae advised the viewers to present it up for Orji, as Monday marked her birthday (making her the last word bestie) earlier than re-counting her many profession highlights that earned her the Chief of Change title.
Trailblazer Award: Remo Ruffini
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CEO of Moncler Remo Ruffini had the most effective seat in the home — sandwiched between Rihanna and A$AP Rocky on the Moncler desk. Each stars had been additionally current at Moncler Genius’s Shanghai extravaganza, hosted on the final day of Shanghai Vogue Week this October. The Italian businessman was introduced with the Trailblazer Award by tennis famous person Maria Sharapova, and his acceptance speech was centred round creativity and “the artwork of dreaming collectively”.
Particular Recognition Award: Nan Goldin and Gucci
Legendary image-maker Nan Goldin was honoured by the British Vogue Council for her latest Gucci marketing campaign, entitled ‘We Will All the time Have London’. A love letter to the town, the video stars Blondie singer Debbie Harry (who gave a shock efficiency on the awards) and fellow US musician Kelsey Lu, who joined the photographer on stage for her acceptance speech. Goldin, who launched a documentary about dwelling via the HIV/AIDs disaster in 2022, ended her deal with with a robust name to arms. “Free Palestine,” she advised crowds, earlier than exiting the stage.
Isabella Blow Award for Vogue Creator: Tyler Mitchell
Introduced by Anok Yai and Mona Tougaard, one of many earliest awards of the night time went to American photographer Tyler Mitchell. At simply 29 years previous, Mitchell has shot Kamala Harris and Beyonce for Vogue, in addition to covers for i-D, Interview, Self-importance Honest and extra. His work has been exhibited throughout the globe, and the longer term couldn’t really feel brighter for this rising star.
British Equipment Designer: Stephen Jones
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Stephen Jones is a vogue legend — if there are hats in any designer’s runway present, you possibly can assure Jones could have made them. Kickstarting his profession in 1980, impressed by London’s raucous night time life, Jones has made creations for everybody from Galliano to McQueen. A retrospective of his work is the characteristic of an exhibition at Paris’s Palais Galliera, which is on show till March subsequent 12 months.
BFC Basis Designer Award: Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena for Chopova Lowena
Final 12 months the design duo took dwelling the award for New Institution Womenswear, and it appears their business ascend continues to rise. This class “recognises a BFC Basis initiative designer who has had a serious impression on international vogue over the previous 12 months” and we couldn’t consider anybody extra deserving — from their latest viral pattern sale to their annual London Vogue Week present in September, Chopova Lowena are a unbelievable instance of a model doing issues their very own manner and reaping the rewards.
Writing on Instagram, the pair stated: “We might by no means be the place we’re at this time with out the assist of the BFC and we’re so proud to be a part of London’s unbelievable vogue group. This prize is such a tremendous acknowledgment and a reminder to understand how Chopova Lowena has grown past what we might have ever imagined.”
New Institution Womenswear Award: Marco Capaldo for 16Arlington
This class was jam-packed with expertise — from Jawara Alleyne who designed a customized sweeping robe for mannequin Alva Claire to put on on the crimson carpet, to Dilara Fındıkoğlu who did the identical for it-girl Julia Fox, the competitors was at all times going to be stiff. Nonetheless, Marco Calpado got here out victorious, for his refined, much-loved partywear label 16Arlington.
He devoted the award to his late accomplice, Kikka Cavenati, who died in 2021 just a few years after they began the model collectively. In a touching tribute, he stated: “She needs to be up right here accepting this award, however life had completely different plans. This one’s for you Kiks.”
New Institution Menswear Award: Priya Ahluwalia for Ahluwalia
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It’s been a unbelievable 12 months for Priya Ahulwalia — carrying a crimson costume from her lovely spring/summer season 2025 assortment entitled ‘Homecoming’, she took to the stage in London to just accept her award. Writing on Instagram, the founder stated: “Successful this award is such an honour. To be named the New Institution Menswear Designer means a lot to me. Ahluwalia started with menswear and has expanded to so many classes and canvases so to win this award is actually particular.”
Particular Recognition Award: Dame Margaret Barbour
There may very well be no one else to current Dame Margaret Barbour along with her Particular Recognition Award than Alexa Chung. Maybe the last word poster-girl for the Barbour jacket, the presenter launched her newest collaboration with the model in September, and ran via the Dame’s many accolades, which all began along with her taking up the corporate after her husband’s sudden loss of life in 1968. At 84 years-old, Dame Margaret nonetheless serves as chairman — lengthy might she reign.
Particular Recognition Award: Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou
After working at varied titles together with Vogue. The Impartial Journal, The Sunday Instances Type, Vogue China, Japanese Vogue, Russian Vogue and Harpers Bazaar UK, Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou launched 10 Journal in 2000, adopted by 10 Males in 2003. Her award for excellent contribution to the style business was introduced by AJ Odudu, Edward Enninful and Jourdan Dunn — fairly the trio.
