Tonight, for once, the gods shined on the Fashion Awards. Instead of the pelting December rain that typically greets guests at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the crowd was blessed with clear skies—if still frigid temperatures. To your left, you could see Alek Wek turning heads in a plunging red gown ; to your right, there was Alexa Chung in a spangly Miu Miu dress topped with a faux fur coat.
“I’ve had a year where I’m very proud of the work I’ve produced,” Rocha said, bundled up in a satin shrug coat of her own design. “Thank you to Jean Paul Gaultier for inviting me to your house and atelier, thank you to my team who work so hard every day to bring my vision to life. My collections are fueled by emotion—and I’d like to extend that emotion to all the women and children displaced due to conflict in the world right now. To echo Nan Goldin: Free Palestine.