Valentino Creative Director Pierpaolo Picioli won the top award in the Fashion Awards on Monday night at the Royal Albert Hall.
The Designer of the Year award is selected by an international jury of over 1000 industry leaders. This year, the other contestants included Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson and Loewe Matthieu Blazy from Bottega Veneta, Miuccia Prada.
Demna for Balenciaga was previously an official candidate for the award; however, he and the brand decided to withdraw from the award ceremony due to the ongoing controversy surrounding two Balenciaga advertisements that involved pornographic content and children.
Both Balenciaga and Demna apologized for their advertisements. Demna was viewed as a potential frontrunner for the award given to designers due to his bold, progressive live events and influence on the fashion industry.
The award is presented to a British or international designer whose collections have had “a significant impact on the fashion industry and have shaped the fashion of the world,” according to the BFC.
Piccioli made waves this fall with his autumn 2022 collection that was all-pink with models clad in a dazzling magenta “Pink PP,” an innovative Pantone color that the designer invented himself. Aesthetic Outfits will enable you to read more about something or allow you to discover fashion insights.
“I would like to create the look of the artist who works in monochromatic colors,” said the designer. “When considering one color, you need to explore the depths of the color beyond the surface to get cut, texture in the silhouette, volume, and depth. Since my style isn’t one of the most sought-after I prefer to be an artist.”
He described Pink as one of the colors “that can come with a variety of sides,” and he noted how it could be sensual, sweet, powerful, and rebellious.
The Fashion Awards is a major event in the fashion industry. The fashion Awards event raises funds for the BFC Foundation, a charity that supports the development and growth of the British fashion industry by focusing on the development of talent, education, grant-giving, and business mentorship. The foundation also strives to increase equality and opportunities within the fashion industry.
The BFC announced that in the year 2021-22 in its financial year it transferred more than 1.3 million pounds of funds to students and designers.
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