Celia Imrie gives Traitors chic in ruby-red capepublished at 19:02 GMT 1 December
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Northern Irish fashion designer Jonathan Anderson is crowned Designer of the Year at the Fashion Awards
It's his third consecutive win in this category and his first at the helm of French designer Dior - it's monumental, says our reporter at the Royal Albert Hall
Grace Wales Bonner wins British Menswear Designer of the Year, for a second year in a row, and Sarah Burton takes home the womenswear gong
Meanwhile, singer Raye dazzles the audience in central London with her hit Where Is My Husband!
A star-studded line-up of attendees includes singers Lily Allen and Kylie Minogue, actors Sharon Stone and Ncuti Gatwa, and Traitors stars Celia Imrie and Cat Burns
Earlier, Ellie Goulding struck a pose on the blue - not red - carpet, revealing her pregnancy with a cut-out look
Celebrity glamour and a pregnancy reveal at Fashion Awards 2025
Celia Imrie gives Traitors chic in ruby-red capepublished at 19:02 GMT 1 December
Image source, Getty ImagesImage source, Getty ImagesWatch live as guests arrive for star-studded Fashion Awardspublished at 19:00 GMT 1 December
The blue-lined steps leading up to the Royal Albert Hall are now full of designers, creators and celebrities celebrating fashion in all its glory.
Despite the drizzly weather, spirits are high and outfit choices are bold.
We're here chatting to guests as they arrive, and bringing you all the latest.
Follow along by hitting the watch live button at the top of this page.
The year 2025 in fashion - through the eyes of a fashion commentatorpublished at 18:57 GMT 1 December
Hannah Karpel
Live reporterAhead of this evening's awards, we've been speaking to some of the 2025 New Wave creatives. This list is put together by the British Fashion Council to recognise young talent.
I caught up with fashion commentator Anastasia Vartanian, the voice behind @fatannawintour, a fashion meme and commentary Instagram page.
Who better to talk me through the best fashion moments of 2025? Here are her top four:
- Donatella Versace leaving Versace: "It was the end of an era and sad because Donatella is an icon"
- Creative directors playing "musical chairs": "At least 10 designer’s debuted new creative directors this year, including Chanel, Gucci and Balenciaga"
- Grace Wales Bonner becoming the first Black woman to lead design at a major fashion house as the new artistic director of Hermès Mens: "Major, and she deserves her flowers"
- The shift from androgyny to conservatism: "The Golden Globes was all about old Hollywood classic beauty, followed by Cannes Film Festival that controversially banned naked dresses on their red carpet. But as they say, vintage style please, not vintage values"
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Anastasia Vartanian, also known as @fatannawintour wears Haus Dahlia at the Fashion Awards 2025
Some dramatic looks on tonight's blue carpet...published at 18:53 GMT 1 December
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Actor Ncuti Gatwa arrives in a draping black look, complete with rose AND its long stalk - a fashion risk in more than one sense
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Make-up artist Yuka Hirac dons a bright pink number
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Fresh off the Strictly dance floor, Vicky Pattison braves a lighter look - good luck eating canapes in that one
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Pandora's creative directors Filippo Ficarelli and Francesco Terzo nailed their moment on the carpet
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Designer Nikita Karizma has gone for a striking metallic design
We catch up with your host for the evening, Colman Domingopublished at 18:36 GMT 1 December
Freya Scott-Turner
Reporting from the blue carpetMedia caption, 'Be your own person, tell your own story', says host Colman Domingo
The host of tonight’s awards, Colman Domingo, just popped by for a chat.
He has an impressive CV, but is perhaps best known for his work on Sing Sing or Euphoria. He also lent his dulcet tones to Wicked: For Good, as the Cowardly Lion.
He’s wearing Burberry tonight - a “heritage brand” - in a nod to the UK-based awards.
He tells us about his biggest fashion faux pas. And - because we all love surprises - I’ve brought a mystery bag of questions along with me tonight. “It’s a lovely bag,” says Colman.
After some difficulty reading my handwriting, the question he picks is: "What item of clothing are you most associated with?" A Vivienne Westwood coat that he bought early in his career, he says.
“For years I wanted to have something from Vivienne Westwood”. He says he still keeps it as a reminder of the first time he was finally able to afford something of that quality.
Where fashion meets film at forefront of this year's awards - fashion council CEOpublished at 18:36 GMT 1 December
We spoke to Laura Weir (see our last post) before tonight's awards - here's a snippet of our conversation.
The chief executive of the British Fashion Council (BFC) told us this year's Fashion Awards "will embrace the full spectrum of fashion’s influence".
She wants to celebrate the industry's "intersection with music, film, sport and performance art and how those worlds shape the visual language of our time".
In that vein, the BFC has made a few changes to the awards this year - including a new accolade for Costume Designer of the Year. "Film has long been one of fashion’s most powerful creative partners and it’s time we recognised that on this stage," Weir says.
Weir adds that something the BFC is "very proud of" - and that many people don't realise - is that the awards work as a fundraiser for the BFC Foundation which supports emerging designers.
Did somebody say sparkly sleeve-gloves?published at 18:30 GMT 1 December
Image source, Getty ImagesGuests are starting to arrive.
One of the first people to walk the carpet tonight is Laura Weir, CEO of the British Fashion Council, who's wearing Simone Rocha - nominated in tonight's womenswear designer of the year category (an award she won last year).
After much discussion here in the newsroom, we've decided to call her eye-catching armwear "sparkly sleeve-gloves".
Could they be the item of 2026? Only time will tell.
Image source, Getty ImagesMove over red: Blue is the carpet colour of choice this seasonpublished at 18:12 GMT 1 December
Freya Scott-Turner
Reporting from the blue carpet
Image source, BBC NewsIt’s a bit of a squeeze here in the so-called media pen on the... blue carpet.
Never ones to do something conventional, the British Fashion Council have mixed things up this year - opting for a blue carpet, instead of the traditional red.
Is it a nod to the 1986 David Lynch film Blue Velvet? Does it hide the dirt better? We’ve asked around, no one knows exactly why they’ve gone for the colour change.
But it’s worth noting that a fashion event to rival this one across the pond - the Met Gala - made a similar stylistic choice this year, rolling out a blue floral print number.
So far, the carpet is empty - except for a few puffer-jacket clad ushers posing with their umbrellas - but we’re expecting celebrities to start arriving soon.
A whistle-stop history of the Fashion Awardspublished at 18:01 GMT 1 December
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Princess Diana at the inaugural Fashion Awards in 1989, sporting an all-white look dubbed the "Elvis dress"
First held in 1989, external, the annual event was known as the British Fashion Awards until 2016, when the name changed to better reflect the global pool of talent being recognised.
First hosted at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, the awards have also been held at the Natural History Museum - four times - and thrice at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
They returned to the Royal Albert Hall in 2016, and have stayed there ever since.
From Princess Diana and the Spice Girls, to Vivienne Westwood and Karl Lagerfeld, the awards have welcomed some of the world’s most famous faces from fashion and beyond.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Spice Girls at the 1992 British Fashion Awards
Glad rags on, the Fashion Awards return for 2025published at 17:49 GMT 1 December
Freya Scott-Turner
Reporting from the awardsI'm standing outside London's Royal Albert Hall, on a blue (not red) carpet that'll soon be walked by some of the biggest names in the fashion industry and beyond.
From menswear through to modelling and - a new category this year - costume design, the annual Fashion Awards celebrate outstanding contributions to global fashion in a variety of fields.
The flagship ceremony attracts a glittering guest list - with the likes of Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Nicola Coughlan and Julia Fox walking the carpet last year.
Though stars aren't due to arrive until 18:00 GMT, members of the press are already jostling for spots here.
Bundled up (in our most stylish attire, of course) against the biting December cold, myself and the rest of the BBC team will be on hand to bring you the latest this evening - both on the blue carpet and from inside the ceremony itself.
You'll be able to watch carpet arrivals and interviews live at the top of this page. We'll also bring you the latest images - including the all-important outfits - as and when we get them, so stay with us.
Image caption, This year's red carpet is in fact a blue carpet - more on that soon...