All The Winners From The Fashion Awards 2025

Award season is in full swing – and it’s not just film and TV taking up the spotlight. One of the biggest nights in the fashion industry took place in London last night, as the British Fashion Council launched the 2025 edition of the Fashion Awards. Here’s everything you need to know – from this year’s host and list of winners to the major red carpet moments.

The Fashion Awards 2025

Celia Imrie at The Fashion Awards 2025 (c) Lily Craigen, British Fashion Council

What Are The Fashion Awards?

The Fashion Awards, otherwise known as TFA, is an award show organised by the British Fashion Council every year to showcase a global community of fashion creativity in London. The awards spotlight and support the next generation of creative talent across menswear, womenswear and modelling. This is also the primary fundraiser for the BFC Foundation, which focuses on providing education, grants and business mentoring to young brands.

Who Hosted?

Two-time BAFTA and Oscar nominated actor, playwright and director Colman Domingo hosted this year’s edition of the Fashion Awards. He followed in the footsteps of previous hosts Maya Jama, Kojey Radical, Jodie Turner-Smith, Billy Porter, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Lewis Hamilton, Maisie Williams and Rosalía.

‘Colman Domingo has had a standout year in film, television, and theatre,’ said Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council, Laura Weir. ‘He’s a fashion icon whose red-carpet style has set a fresh agenda for men’s fashion. As host of The Fashion Awards 2025, he brings the presence, spark and originality that makes him such a compelling figure on and off screen.’

BEKA and Patrick McDowell at The Fashion Awards 2025 (c) British Fashion Council

Who Were The Winners?

The 2025 winners and nominees for the Fashion Awards were:

Designer Of The Year

This award ‘recognises a British or international designer whose innovative collections and campaigns over the last year have made a notable impact on the industry, defining the shape of global fashion,’ notes the BFC. Nominees are recognised for creative excellence, outstanding collections and innovation.

• Martine Rose for Martine Rose
• Willy Chavarria for Willy Chavarria
• Glenn Martens for Diesel & Maison Margiella
• WINNER – Jonathan Anderson for Dior & JW Anderson
• Miuccia Prada for MIU MIU
• Rick Owens for Rick Owens

British Womenswear Designer Of The Year

The BFC flags this award as one that ‘recognises a leading British womenswear designer or business who has consistently made a global impact with their innovative and creative designs, shaping the burgeoning international womenswear landscape.’

• Erdem Moralioğlu for ERDEM
• Simone Rocha for Simone Rocha
• Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena-Irons for Chopova Lowena
• WINNER – Sarah Burton for Givenchy
• Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault for KNWLS

British Menswear Designer Of The Year

And now for the biggest names in menswear: ‘This award recognises a leading British menswear designer or business who has consistently made a global impact with their innovative and creative designs, shaping the burgeoning international menswear landscape.’

• Craig Green for Craig Green
• WINNER – Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner
• Kiko Kostadinov for Kiko Kostadinov
• Nichola Daley for Nicholas Daley
• Foday Dumbuya for Labrum London
• Stefan Cooke and Jake Burt for Stefan Cooke

The Vanguard Award

One of the newer titles at the Fashion Awards, the Vanguard Award is presented to ‘a designer at the forefront of a new wave in British fashion’, says the BFC. ‘The recipient will have demonstrated visionary creativity, cultural leadership and global influence, helping to shape the future of fashion.’

• Aaron Esh for Aaron Esh
• WINNER – Dilara Findikoğlu for Dilara Findikoğlu
• Feben for Feben
• Steve O Smith for Steve O Smith
• Tolu Coker for Tolu Coker
• Torishéju Dumi for Torishéju Dumi

The 2025 NEW WAVE: Creatives

Alongside the awards, the BFC also curated a list of the 50 ‘most innovative and inspiring young creative talents who play a critical role within the fashion industry globally.’ Spanning casting directors, photographers, art directors, hair and makeup artists, image makers, nail artists, set designers and stylists, these trailblazers were celebrated at the Fashion Awards.

The list will also be used as a purpose-built portal for industry professionals, to help support and inform the curation of teams for creative projects. Each person on the list was voted in by the previous year’s NEW WAVE cohort, and then defined by an influential industry panel featuring some of the global fashion community’s most respected voices.

‘NEW WAVE: Creatives capture the pulse of the current fashion landscape – bold ideas, diverse perspectives and boundary-breaking talent,’ said Weir. ‘These are the creatives reimagining what fashion can be in storytelling, image-making and culture. We can’t wait to honour them this December.”

You can meet this year’s 50 creatives below:

Model Of The Year

Announced ahead of the awards ceremony, renowned supermodel Anok Yai took this year’s Model of the Year title. As is tradition, the recipient of the award was chosen by a panel of key industry experts – including Anita Bitton, Aston Em, Campbell Addy, Carlos Nazario, Emma Matell, Julia Sarr-Jamois, Kacion Mayers, Pat Boguslawski, Rosie Vogel and Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou – who judged the winner based on their global impact over the last 12 months.

Speaking on her win, Yai said: ‘Being named Model of the Year is such an honour. My journey – from Egypt to South Sudan to the U.S. is one of resilience and community. This recognition is for everyone who’s ever seen their story in mine. Thank you for celebrating us.’

Special Awards

A handful of winners have also already been announced for a series of special awards acknowledging contributions to the global fashion industry by changemakers and trailblazers. Award winners so far include:

• Special Recognition Award: Delphine Arnault
• Special Recognition Award: Chanel
• Outstanding Achievement Award: Brunello Cucinelli
• Isabella Blow Award For Fashion Creator: Rei Kawakubo, Adrian Joffe and Dickon Bowden
• Pandora Style Moment Of The Year: Sam Woolf
• Special Recognition Award For 25 Years Of Fashion East: Lulu Kennedy and Raphaelle Moore
• Cultural Innovator Award: Little Simz
• Costume Designer Of The Year Award: Kate Hawley
• Posthumous Outstanding Contribution To Fashion Award: Melanie Ward, accepted by Corinne Smith
• Special Recognition Award For 15 Years Of BFC Fashion Trust And Tania Fares: BFC Fashion Trust, accepted by Tania Fares

You can check out all the nominees and winners of the 2025 Fashion Awards at fashionawards.com. (For last year’s winners, see here.)

When & Where Were The 2025 Fashion Awards Held?

The Fashion Awards took place on Monday 1 December 2025, at the Royal Albert Hall.

RAYE at The Fashion Awards 2025 (c) Sarah Treacher

Who Attended?

As one of the biggest nights in British fashion, plenty of designers to made their mark at the awards show. Alongside them were fashion industry tastemakers, including a number of celebrities affiliated with the brands and designers nominated on the night.

Previous years have seen the likes of Rihanna, Gillian Anderson, Anne Hathaway, Billie Piper, Gemma Chan and Alexa Chung all take to the red carpet. (Click here for our 2024 highlights, and click here for our 2023 highlights.)

The general public were also welcome to attend the event.

How To Get Tickets For The 2026 Fashion Awards

General public tickets for the 2026 edition of the Fashion Awards are not on sale just yet. fashionawards.com