Designer Of The Year: 5 Things We Love About Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli

For the uninitiated, the Fashion Awards 2018 — hosted by the British Fashion Council — is a yearly event that commemorates exceptional individuals in the fashion industry. Held at The Royal Albert Hall in London on 10 Dec, it was an evening that spotlighted key leaders of the industry that've transformed the fashion brands we all know and love.

Up against heavy-weights such as Alessandro Michele, Clare Waight Keller, Kim Jones and Virgil Abloh, it was Valentino’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli who walked away with the title of Designer of the Year — and it's not hard to see why. Above, we list five things we love about the his solo tenure at Valentino thus far.