Lat Royal Albert Hall in London dresses up for the British Fashion Awards 2022. The English Fashion Oscars, the equivalent of the American CFDA Awards, reward the protagonists of the fashion world at an international level every year. It was an Italian designer who broke the bank on the evening of 5 December 2022: a Pierpaolo Piccioli from Valentine the most prestigious title, that of Stylist of the year.
And needless to say, some of the brightest looks of the stars spotted on red carp bear his signature.
Family party for Pierpaolo Piccioli
BFA nominees and winners are voted on by an international judging panel of more than 1,000 industry experts. To celebrate the title, the second received in the history of the award – Piccioli won the title of Designer of the Year for the first time in 2018 – the designer brought his entire family with him: his wife Simona and their three children Benedetta, Pietro and Stella, obviously wearing the Maison’s clothes.
Pierpaolo Piccioli with his wife Simona and their children Benedetta, Pietro and Stella Piccioli in the Valentino total look (Photo: Valentino).
And she also dressed the most prominent personalities on the red carpet with some creations custom made special: starting with the muse Florence Pugh who presented the Award, Christmas in a red train, to get to the top Kristen McMenamy in Pink PP.
Florence Pugh in a custom-made red dress by Valentino (Photo: Valentino).
The looks of the stars at the BFA 2022
The ceremony presided over by the actress of Queen & Slim Jodie Turner-Smith – for her arrival on the red carpet she opted for a lime yellow dress by Gucci – has seen a succession of celebs and fashion personalities. All mostly dressed in sequins: a glittering advance in view of the upcoming holidays.
Naomi Campbell in a Valentino silver sequin dress designed for her by Pierpaolo Piccioli (Photo: Valentino).
Queen on the red carpet Naomi Campbellin a silver sequined maxi dress (Valentine), followed by Suki Waterhouse in silver dress by Alexandre Vauthier Couture – the metallic look was in fact among the most popular.
Sequins, crystals, transparencies
All-over sequins on one side and crystals on the other, for choices that stand out: da Irina Shayk in brown mermaid dress by H&M to the rapper Shygirl with the custom-made white crepe dress embellished with clear rhinestones by Salvatore Ferragamo Spring-Summer 2023, the debut collection by Maximilian Davis.
In the transparency chapter, i new british designers on the crest of the wave, from Knwls signature long black dress by Lila Moss to Rita Now present in a red micro veil with hearts on the breast from the Spring-Summer 2023 collection by Nensi Dojaka.
Rita Ora in red transparent dress by Nensi Dojaka (Photo: Getty Images).
The designer this year saw the Independent Brand Award blown away by Steven Stokey-Daley of SS Daleyalready winner of the LVMH Prize 2022.
The absent ones, from Bella to Demna
great absentees, Bella Hadid – who connected to receive live the Model of the Year Awardbeating off competition from Adut Akech, Lila Moss, Paloma Elsesser and Quannah Chasinghorse – and Demna, creative director of Balenciaga.
His name was canceled from the list of nominees for the Designer of the Year award for which he was running in contention with Pierpaolo Piccioli, Jonathan Anderson, Matthieu Blazy, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, following the controversies that arose around the brand’s recent campaigns . Inevitable, however, the tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II with a micro show.
British Fashion Awards 2022, all the winners
Designer of the Year: Pierpaolo Piccioli, Valentino
Special Recognition Award for Cultural Curation: Jefferson Hack
Model of the Year: Bella Hadid
Independent British Brands: Wales Bonner
BFC Foundation Award: SS Daley
Fashion Award for Metaverse Design: Burberry
Outstanding Achievement Award: Patagonia
Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Katie Grand
Environment Leaders of Change: Gabriela Hearst, Bethany Williams, Conner Ives, Priya Ahluwalia and Marine Serre
People Leaders of Change: Aurora James, Harry Lambert, Sinéad Burke, Rafael Pavarotti and Julie Pelipas
Creativity Leaders of Change: Alessandro Michele, Daniel Roseberry, Harris Reed, Ib Kamara and Raf Simons
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