Valentino's artistic director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, voted designer of the year at the Fashion Awards

Pierpaolo Piccioli, the creative director of Valentino, won the designer of the year award at the Fashion Awards 2022.

Piccioli has was presented with her award on Monday evening by actress Florence Pugh, who regularly wears the Italian brand to red carpet events.

The star-studded ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall in London was hosted by Queen & Slim actor Jodie Turner-Smith.

Tilda Swinton, Elizabeth Debicki, Golda Rosheuvel, Emma Corrin, Burna Boy, Sam Smith, Paris Jackson and Ashley Graham were in attendance and Bella Hadid attended via video link.

Demna, the creative director of Balenciaga, who had already been nominated in the designer of the year category, was shunned. The brand was not present and Demna's name (he does not use his last name) was removed from the list of nominees.

The fashion house luxury recently apologized for ads showing children holding teddy bears in bondage gear and others containing Child Sexual Abuse Act materials as a prop. the wrong concept art choice".

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