Pierpaolo Piccioli is the Stylist of the Year. The creative director of Maison Valentino was awarded the“Oscar of Fashion” of prestige British moderatewho called it “designer of the year. The important recognition came on the evening of December 5th during the Fashion Awards ceremony London: the actress presented the award to Piccioli Florence Pugh, very elegant with a dress in the iconic red color of Pierpaolo. For him, this is the second statuette after that of 2018: it is the perfect culmination of a year of great work and just as successful as the one he received Pink PPPink is not only a newly registered Pantone color, but also the color that is coloring the whole world this winter, a true symbol of the union between countries and cultures.
“Formand fashion has a responsibilityi feel i have a voice and I also want to use my voice for the voiceless‘ said the designer as he accepted the British Fashion Award. And then he published a heartfelt post on his Instagram profile, accompanied by a behind-the-scenes photo of the celebrations: In fact, as always, his family – his wife Simona and children Benedetta – shared with him this important milestone. Pietro and Stella – but also some of his closest employees. “Thank you to everyone who made all this possible – began Piccioli –. This victory belongs to me as well as to every single person who works at Maison Valentino, not just because everyone has supported me in every way possible, but because their passion and dedication inspire me more than I could ever imagine. This victory reminds me that in the age of realism, we want to face reality, even when it’s difficult, and we want to drive positive change through the power of beauty. With fashion and profound fashion, we are creating a world where beauty can be the mirror of all beauties, where we have the privilege and opportunity to create a welcoming environment for creativity, because fashion is a culture based on creativity. Fashion is a powerful language, and with this power comes great responsibility, because What we do with our work is a reflection of our values and a manifesto of our will. Fashion can also be a radical, conscious and political act of rebellion, and I like that,” the creative director sums up the spirit that guides him every day in his work. To then close with this quote: “We don’t want to be so dreamless right away”.
In addition to Piccioli, Miuccia Prada, Demna Gvasalia (who retired the night before after the scandal Balenciaga’s latest ad campaign), Jonathan Anderson, Matthieu Blazy and Raf Simons. Italy then also saw triumph AlexanderMichael the, a few days after thatFarewell to the creative direction of Gucci, was honored with an honorable mention as Creativity Leaders of Change alongside Raf Simons (Prada), Daniel Roseberry, Harris Reed and Ib Kamara. Supermodel Bella Hadid was named Model of the Year while Burberry won the Fashion Award for Metaverse Design.