British Fashion Awards 2017: Raf Simons, Virgil Abloh and all the other winners

London, Royal Albert Hall.

Jack Whitehall and Karlie Kloss host the Annual Fashion Awards of the British Fashion Council (aka British Fashion Awards) in front of an audience of 4,000 guests gathered to attend the awards ceremony of the best talents in the fashion world who stood out in 2017.

After a red carpet full of shiny clothes and elegant stars such as Naomi Campbell, Alexa Chung, Rita Ora and Selena Gomez, the rain of awards has begun, assigned by a jury composed of journalists and experts in the head of communication and retail coming from over 38 countries worldwide.

The founder of Gurls Talk Adwoa Aboah beats Hadid sisters, Kaia Gerber and Winnie Harlow being named Model of the Year; Virgil Abloh, founder of Off-White, surpasses Vetements and Supreme and wins the award as Urban Luxe Brand; Raf Simons brings home the highest recognition, ie the title of Designer of the Year, for his work at Calvin Klein; while Jonathan Anderson makes an encore and British Designer of the Year (Womenswear), but also Accessories Designer of the Year for his creation for the label Loewe.

Many are also special awards such as the one won by the Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri which received the Positive Change Award and Donatella Versace as Fashion Icon Award.

If you’re curious about the other winners, you can find below the complete list.

Model of the Year: Adwoa Aboah

Urban Luxe Brand: Virgil Abloh for Off-White

Business Leader: Marco Bizzarri for Gucci

British Emerging Talent — Menswear: Charles Jeffrey for Charles Jeffrey Loverboy

British Emerging Talent — Womenswear: Michael Halpern for Halpern

British Designer of the Year — Menswear: Craig Green for Craig Green

British Designer of the Year — Womenswear: Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson

Accessories Designer of the Year: Jonathan Anderson for Loewe

Designer of the Year: Raf Simons for Calvin Klein

HONOREES 

Swarovski Award for Positive Change: Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior

Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Pat McGrath

Outstanding Contribution to British Fashion Award: Christopher Bailey

Special Recognition Award for Innovation: Stella McCartney

Fashion Icon Award: Donatella Versace & House of Versace