The Fashion Awards 2023 Lived Up To Its Name With These Incredible Outfits

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published 5 December 2023

The Fashion Awards have long been marked by the boldest and most fabulous of looks, and this year did not disappoint.

The first iteration of the awards was held in London back in 1989, when Princess Diana opened the first awards in a white pearl-embellished gown and Elvis Presley-inspired collar. From then to Maya Jama's laced white Dolce & Gabbana gown at this year's awards, the event is annually one to watch.

There were many winners at the event last night, including Valentino Garavani, who won the Outstanding Achievement Award. Gwyneth Paltrow came all the way to London just to give this award.

Sam Smith accepted the Cultural Innovator Award from Lena Dunham, and also performed at the event. In their speech, Smith touched upon the struggles they've faced as a nonbinary artist and said, "There is no clothing in the world that fits quite as good as freedom."

Charlotte Tilbury won the Special Recognition Award, given to her by Amal Clooney. Tilbury's Pillow Talk lipstick is a perennial favorite, so we're definitely not surprised!

Now, the only thing fitting for an award show centered on fashion is to focus on the fashion of the evening! Here are the best outfits from the 2023 Fashion Awards.

Winnie Harlow in Richard Quinn

Sam Smith in custom Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood

Alexa Chung in 16Arlington

Luna Bijl

Anne Hathaway in vintage Valentino Haute Couture

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora in Primark

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora The Fashion Awards 2023

Anok Yai in Ferragamo

Barbara Palvin in Self-Portrait

Charli XCX in vintage Jean Paul Gaultier

Ikram Abdi

Luke Newton in AMI

Mona Tougaard

Taylor Russell in LOEWE

Tessa Thompson in LOEWE

Kristen McMenamy

Rosie Huntington Whiteley

Andrew Garfield in Valentino

FKA Twigs in Valentino

Kate Moss

Lila Moss in custom Nensi Dojaka

Jourdan Dunn

Olivia Culpo in Miss Sohee Couture

Suki Waterhouse in H&M Studio

Adut Akech in custom Knwls and Chrome Hearts jewelry

Danielle Marcan

Precious Lee

Zain

Lola Clark

Simone Ashley in Valentino

Letitia Wright

Kit Connor in LOEWE

Amelia Dimoldenberg

Ashley Park in David Koma

Poppy Delevingne

Leigh Anne Pinnock

Laura Whitmore

Jodie Comer in Victoria Beckham

Lisa Rinna

Maya Jama

Lily James

Barbara Palvin

Georgia May Jagger in Burberry

Georgia May Jagger The Fashion Awards 2023

Amal Clooney

Lucien Laviscount

Nicole Scherzinger

Zara McDermott

Ellie Goulding

Felicity Jones

Maisie Williams

Gillian Anderson in Valentino

Gillian Anderson The Fashion Awards 2023

Pamela Anderson

Gwyneth Paltrow in vintage Valentino Haute Couture

Paloma Elsesser in Ferragamo

Tallia Storm

Jessica Kistermann

Ivona Zupet

Kate Hutchins

Meredith Duxbury

Lena Dunham

Tasha Ghouri

Lauren Pasquale

Fleurine Tideman is a freelance writer who is always ready to discuss celebrities, entertainment, mental health, relationships and anything else her busy brain comes up with. She comes from the small, rainy land of the Netherlands, but she uses the flexibility of her work to travel around Europe and explore new places. She spent several years working in the travel industry, which taught her how to fit insane amounts in her hand luggage. She has a degree in Psychology and Anthropology, which she uses to psychoanalyse herself and others. She’s a regular contributor for Betches, and you can also find her work on Pop Sugar, Insider, Time Out or her own blog, Symptoms of Living. At Marie Claire, she’ll be covering celebrity news, usually written to the sounds of Taylor Swift.