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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

Valentino and Sam Smith lauded at Fashion Awards in London

Sam Smith
Singer Sam Smith took home the cultural innovator aaward. Photograph: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP

More than 3,000 guests including Hollywood stars Anne Hathaway and Gwyneth Paltrow turned out for the 2023 Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Monday to celebrate one of the biggest nights in fashion.

While the event serves as the main fundraiser for the British Fashion Council, a non-profit that promotes the British fashion industry internationally, it is also a chance to celebrate the industrythat employs nearly 900,000 people and contributes more than £21bn to the UK economy.

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