The Countess of Wessex presents the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design to Priya Ahluwalia at London Fashion Week
By Heather Cichowski
London Fashion Week was very different this season due to the
coronavirus pandemic and social distancing, but the event still closed out with the announcement of the winner of the prestigious the
Priya Ahluwalia via video link on behalf of Her Majesty. Congratulations to Priya Ahluwalia, who has been named as this year’s winner of The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, announced The message continued, Priya is the fourth winner of the award, which was first presented by The Queen at London Fashion Week in 2018.
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Menswear designer Priya Ahluwalia of Ahluwalia revealed as latest recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Award Naomi May
Menswear designer Priya Ahluwalia, of her eponymous label Ahluwalia, has been announced today as the fourth recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Award as part of London Fashion Week.
The award was virtually presented today during a digital event by the Countess of Wessex, on behalf of the Queen, with Ahluwalia being praised for “her active contribution to changing the industry for the better.”
In line with the newly-established genderless London Fashion Week, Ahluwalia, who graduated with an MA in Menswear from University of Westminster, exclusively crafts her gender neutral collections from vintage and deadstock material. “I gravitate towards looking at archival menswear garments and old menswear traditions whilst I research but I definitely don’t design with the idea that only men can wear my clothes,” she has previously told the