Live from the British Fashion Awards
The British Fashion Awards are a big night for the industry, a huge celebration of all that is good and great about fashion in the UK, a night when rock stars rub shoulders with designers, and professional beauties battle it out to be crowned 'model of the year'. We already know three of tonight's winners – Kate Moss and Suzy Menkes are to receive Special Recognition Awards and husband-and-wife Terry and Tricia Jones will receive the Outstanding Achievement 2013 for i-D, the magazine they founded in 1980. There are sure to be plenty of surprises too though, and plenty of fabulous, fabulous Instagrams so keep tuned.
21.38pm: And that's a wrap. See the full list of winners here and all the loveliest red carpet looks here. Check back in the morning for after-party photos. Goodnight y'all.
21.35pm: And the final award of the night goes to Christopher Kane.
'Someone who truly deserves it' says Donatella Of Christopher Kane, womenswear designer of the year #BFA2013
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21.32pm: The winners keep coming.
Christopher Bailey, menswear designer of the year #BFA2013
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21.30pm: Nicholas Kirkwood gets Accessories Designer of the Year.
'It means a huge amount to me' says Nicholas Kirkwood 'it's been a big year' #BFA2013
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.@RitaOra with Nicholas Kirkwood (@NKirkwoodLondon) - winner of the Accessory Designer of the Year Award #BFA pic.twitter.com/rlxNHTVG4V
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21.28pm: Doesn't this photo make you smile?
i-D's mum and dad win Outstanding Achievement Award at the BFA! ❤ pic.twitter.com/VPx6ftk7K0
— i-D magazine (@iD_magazine) December 2, 2023
21.19pm: i-D founders Terry and Tricia Jones take home the Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Award.
. @i_dmagazine existed before The Sartorialist was in nappies says Dylan Jones, in thanks to Terry and Tricia #BFA2013
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Dylan Jones (@DylanJonesGQ) with Terry&Tricia Jones @iD_magazine - winners of the Outstanding Achievement Award #BFA pic.twitter.com/NjqFXLd93b
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21.14pm: Well this will make the 1D fans happy. Harry Styles wins the British Style Award, presented to him by Alexa Chung.
21.08pm: Jefferson Hack on stage singing Special Recognition Award winner Suzy Menkes' praises. Well, we all love Suzy.
21.05pm: Burberry campaign star Sienna Miller awards Burberry with Brand of the Year.
21.04pm: A candid JW Anderson collects the award for New Establishment Designer.
'Its been a weird year' JW Anderson #BFA2013 'I can't do without Donatella'
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21.02pm: Jack Whitehall, not just a pretty face.
Top marks to Jack Whitehall for pronouncing Loewe correctly #BFA2013
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21.00pm: Erdem wins the Red Carpet award.
Erdem thanks his sister, 'I'm so flattered' #BFA2013
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20.57pm: Marc Jacobs is on to stage to present the Special Recognition award to Kate Moss, 25 years after being mesmerised by Kate Moss by Corinne Day. She's 'perfectly imperfect' he says.
20.54pm: Miuccia Prada wins International Designer. 'I'm really happy,' is her heartfelt response.
20.53pm: Edie Campbell wins Model of the Year.
20.51pm: Lots of lovely thank yous in the speeches: Sophia Webster thanking Nicholas Kirkwood, Simone Rocha thanking Louise Wilson, Lady Amanda Harlech thanking Issy Blow.
20.50pm: And yet another winner is announced.
WINNER: Lady Amanda Harlech receives the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator presented to her by British model, Stella Tennant #BFA
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20.46pm: Winner number three is announced.
Emerging accessories goes to Sophia Webster #BFA2013
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20.44pm: Winner number two.
Emerging menswear designer goes to Agi and Sam #BFA2013
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20.41pm: And we have our first winner of the night.
Winner of emerging talent womenswear is Simone Rocha!
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20.38pm: Host Jack Whitehall has started with the bantz.
Jack Whitehall blames Harry Styles for 'a serious crisis of sexuality' #britishfashionawards2013
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20.30pm: Just by the by, doesn't Malaika Firth look stunning?
20.15pm: All the guests have been seated and the awards are just about to kick off. In the meantime, have a gander at the arrival pictures.
19.52pm: Word has it that Mossy is on the electronic cigarettes.
19.45pm: Will Kate do a hair swoosh when she picks up her Special Recognition Award tonight? Hope so.
19.33pm: The London Coliseum is the fancy-pants venue for tonight's festivities.
You could not believe how ENO's Coliseum has been transformed into a chic supper club in just 24 hours.#BFA.
— Hilary Alexander (@HilaryAlexander) December 2, 2023
19.12pm: Erdem, nominated for the Red Carpet Award tonight, has Instagrammed a picture of himself and Alexa Chung. Coy smiles all round.
19.05pm: Poppy Delevingne seems to have recovered completely from her hen do.
Arriving in style, @BFC Ambassador @DelevingnePoppy in @EmiliaWickstead #BFA pic.twitter.com/13DD0zmgF1
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18.58pm: The Twitter hashtag #BFA stream is being cluttered by One Direction fans due to Harry's appearance on the red carpet. Sigh.
18.45pm: Michael Whitehall, father of the event's host Jack Whitehall, has revealed that his son is wearing a suit by the very fancy tailoring firm Thom Sweeney.
Good luck @jackwhitehall hosting #BFA tonight. You'll look great in that @thomsweeney suit although maybe not quite as good as you-know-who!
— michael whitehall (@fatherwhitehall) December 2, 2023
18.40pm: Well it wouldn't be a party without Harry Styles, now, would it?
Live: @Harry_Styles arrives looking dapper on the red carpet #BFA pic.twitter.com/EO59IsOiMD
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18.35pm: The gowns are loud and proud. Of course we would expect nothing less of Susie Bubble but look, there's the fabulous actress Hayley Atwell looking properly fashion in Holly Fulton.
Look who we've bumped into at the British Fashion Awards - @susiebubble! @canonukandIE #BFA pic.twitter.com/BjGLyftmlc
— Stylist Magazine (@StylistMagazine) December 2, 2023
@HayleyAtwell in @STUDIO_FULTON @anyahindmarch @MonicaVinader @Kurt_Geiger 'England' shoes #britishfashionawards x pic.twitter.com/Eb5Gyi9VIF
— Fashion Filtered (@FashionFiltered) December 2, 2023
18.30pm: Ooh now we have lovely red carpet vines. Wonderful pouting and squinching and smizing.
Live on the red carpet - guests arrive for the 2013 British Fashion Awards including Arizona Muse, Suki Wat... https://t.co/yNzh0PPVKU
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18.22pm: And we have our first red carpet arrivals pictures.
#BFA Kick off! First up on the red carpet @Simone_Rocha_ looking pretty in pink pic.twitter.com/eHuLDQ1Juk
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.@BFC Chairman Natalie Massenet arrives wearing @AlessandraRich #BFA pic.twitter.com/Mw4CyfLJ2w
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