The Fashion Awards (they’ve dropped the ‘British’) took place in the Royal Albert Hall last night where the fashionable and famous congregated to applaud progress in style.
The legendary photographer Bruce Weber gave a moving speech about the power of singing your own song, loud. And as Jaden Smith picked up his and Willow’s award for New Fashion Icons, he praised the industry’s celebration of diversity, saying he wished the rest of the world would follow suit.
We asked our dinner pal on the River Island table, the model and activist Naomi Shimada, who is one of the industry’s most passionate advocates of diversity and who’s been singing her own song loud for some time, to share her fashion awards diary. From getting ready at home to the after-party and the after, after-party, here’s a particularly fun girl’s guide to the biggest night in fashion, darling.
"Where my diamonds at?"
"Trying to stay memorable in my neighbourhood."
"Waiting for you in my freshest @riverisland looks!"
"Life is so much better with a little pick me up. Jewels by @kabiri @tuzajewelry!"
"I prefer one earring anyway though @kabiri @tuzajewelry "
"This gUrl is on Fuego! Watch out world!"
"Here I am stuck in the middle of the Royal Albert Hall."
"Found a friend to call on, my angel @phoebecollingsjames <3"
"Jaden, you’re ours 4ever..."
"Got lost on my way back to the table and tapped a stranger who I thought was my friend on the shoulder asking where the hell my chips were."
"Please let me be like angel goddess @elizabethsmart when I’m six months pregnant with my second child!"
"Aw, Dougie Poynter! #McFashion"
"Too pretty Swarovski centrepieces. We took these birds home ;)"
"Attempting to make a new music video for Justin Timberlake. Señorita, I feel for you. Thank you @riverisland for such a beautiful night!"
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