Miuccia Prada is being awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award for 2018, by the British Fashion Council (BFC) in partnership with Swarovski.
Scheduled to be held on Monday, December 10 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Miuccia will be honored for her outstanding contribution to the global fashion industry, where the house of Prada has arguably been the single most influential fashion brand of this century.
“We are thrilled to be honoring Miuccia Prada with the Outstanding Achievement Award for being an incredible design maverick and for spearheading the evolution of the Prada group from a family business to a global brand,” Caroline Rush, CEO of the British Fashion Council, said.
Swarovski has been long associated with The Fashion Awards and as part of their continuous support to the BFC Education Foundation, have pledged a £300,000 donation to them. Last year, the BFC raised over £2.2 million for its charities and business support initiatives.
“Miuccia Prada is unquestionably one of the most influential designers in fashion history. A true visionary, her dedication to fashion as an art form is endlessly inspirational.” Nadja Swarovski, member of the Swarovski Executive Board commented.
Miuccia Prada has also been honored with the 2004 International Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America; and the inaugural BFC International Designer of the Year in 2013. One year later, the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York dedicated its annual exhibition to her and Elsa Schiaparelli, entitled “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.”
Previous winners of the Outstanding Achievement Award include Donatella Versace, Ralph Lauren and Karl Lagerfeld.