Competitions & awards
BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men July 2016 are announced
And here they are - your favorites among all nominees in each of the categories of Be Global Fashion Network readers' voting for the seventh month of 2016...
BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men June 2016 are announced
For the sixth time in 2016, the readers of Be Global Fashion Network chose their male stylish icons. This month, the winners are...
"Designer for Tomorrow 2016" winner is Edda Gimnes
Edda Gimnes is the winner of the 2016 fashion talent award “Designer for Tomorrow” by Peek & Cloppenburg and its online shop Fashion ID.
BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men May 2016 are announced
And here they are - your favorites among all nominees in each of the categories of Be Global Fashion Network readers' voting for the fifth month of 2016...
The winner of Dandy x Dormeuil contest announced
Dormeuil - the world famous manufacturer of fabrics and tailor-made suits - has just announced the winner in its 'Dandy x Dormeuil' contest. The question to which the participants had to answer was 'What makes a Dandy so elegant?'
Designers selected to participate in the 2016/17 International Woolmark Prize
The global nominees for the 2016/17 International Woolmark Prize have been announced across the womenswear and menswear categories. More than 75 designers have been selected from 62 countries to participate in this year’s award, which showcases the superb qualities of Australian Merino wool.
BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men April 2016 are announced
BGFN Most Stylish Men is a global readers' voting aiming to notice all stylish men, who dress to impress in addition to their professional achievements and social responsible behavior.
Cannes Film Festival 2016: Line-up - announced, Dress code - not yet
The big question is not which movie is about to win the prize, but which dress code will be preferred by the celebrities - Black or Color Suits?
BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men March 2016 are announced
And here they are - your favorites in each of the categories of Be Global Fashion Network readers' voting for the third month of 2016...
2016 Student Academy Awards Competition launched
The Academy is now accepting entries for its 2016 Student Academy Awards® competition. All Student Academy Award® winners become eligible for Oscars® consideration. The entry deadline for submissions is Wednesday, June 1.
BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men February 2016 are announced
And here they are - your favorites among all nominees in each of the categories of Be Global Fashion Network readers' voting for the first month of 2016...
BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men February 2016 in Business category are announced
You made your choice - here are the winners of the different subcategories of the Business category of the Most Stylish Men 2016 contest.
BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men January 2016 are announced
And here they are - your favorites among all nominees in each of the categories of Be Global Fashion Network readers' voting for the first month of 2016...
30 Most Stylish Men 2015
The new year is already here and the winners of BGFN readers' voting for Most Stylish Men 2015 are announced! The nominees are separated in six categories - Cinema, Music, Business, Sport, Science & Culture and Politics - and here are your top 5 favorites in each of them, forming the Top 30 Most Stylish Men 2015 list...
BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men 2015 are announced
Among 433 nominees the readers of Be Global Fashion Network selected the Most Stylish Men 2015 in 6 categories - see who the winners are:
Kanye West is Most Stylish Man of 2015 according to GQ
West claims the Most Stylish Man title for the second year in a row, which makes sense—if there was ever a year dominated Kanye's personal style, it was 2015. From the debut of his Yeezy label at New York Fashion Week back in February to the rollout of Yeezy Boosts throughout the year that instantly sold out, West had a dominant hand in defining how men wanted to look in 2015.
This year PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive is David Beckham
David Beckham is a global superstar, devoted husband and down-to-earth dad of four. And now, the humble British heartthrob is this year's Sexiest Man Alive.
Nominees for Critics Choice Awards Announced
The 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards nominations have been announced, and as you probably know, they usually give some indication of what might be on Oscar's mind shortly thereafter. George Miller’s sequel to the wildly popular Road Warrior series, Mad Max: Fury Road, received a whopping 13 nominations including one for Best Picture, Best Director and bad-to-the-bone Charlize Theron was honored for her performance. Also on top of the heap, numbers-wise were Todd Haynes’ Carol, Ridley Scott’s The Martian and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant with nine nods each.
Marco Balich awarded the highest recognition of Kazakhstan
The Order of Kurmet has been awarded to Marco Balich by the Government of Kazakhstan. This mark of excellent distinction is presented in recognition of the professional contribution that Balich gave to Kazakhstan by presenting to the whole world the Nation that will host the next Expo in 2017, through the ceremony for the 550th Anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate.
First Annual awards for architecture, construction and design
The winners of the the first edition of the Annual ACD awards, adjudged by InLife Tv and 'Architecture store', were announced during a glamorous gala in Anastacia Residence, Sofia, Bulgaria.
The International Woolmark Prize Menswear Finalists announced
The IWP crosses borders and cultures by seeking up-and-coming talent from established and rising design hubs around the globe. The regional awards are held in six regions: Asia; Australia; British Isles; Europe; India, Pakistan and Middle East; and USA. Six menswear and six womenswear finalists are then selected to compete in the IWP finals, traditionally held during key fashion weeks around the world.
Vote for the Most Stylish Men of 2015 and win a made-to-measure jacket
At the beginning of the next month we will publish the results and 5 of you who have voted and left their contact information will be awarded with a made-to-measure men's suit jacket by Richmart - one of the most modern men's suit factories in Europe.
JW Anderson is the first ever designer who wins the BFA men`s and womenswear designer awards in the same year
During one of the most prestigious events in the fashion industry - British Fashion Awards 2015 - the Northern Irish fashion designer JW Anderson was named Menswear and Womenswear Designer of the year. This is happening for the first time - one designer to win the both categories in the same year.
International Woolmark Prize Menswear final to be held at Pitti Uomo 89 in January 2016
Italian style will entwine with the finest Australian fibre when the International Woolmark Prize menswear final takes place as part of Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence.
Tom Ford named CFDA Menswear Designer of the year
Last year, Tom Ford received the geoffrey beene lifetime achievement award. It didn’t take that long for the texas-born designer to be recognized again by his peers. When it comes to the way modern men put themselves together, ford has played a starring role.
World of WearableArt Awards 2015
WOW is New Zealand's largest arts show and each year a new theatrical world is created in which incredible garments are bought to life. This year 55,000 show goers attended from around the world. WOW® is a breathtaking spectacular of dance, theatre, music and art. The garments you see on stage are the award-contending designs selected from worldwide entries in the annual WOW Awards competition, which puts the simple, but challenging brief to designers - to take 'art off the wall and adorn onto the human form'.
H&M Conscious Foundation gives 1 million grant to pioneering ideas closing the loop for fashion
On August 25, the H&M Conscious Foundation launches the first ever Global Change Award − one of the world’s biggest challenges for early stage innovation and the first such initiative in the fashion industry. By catalysing green, truly ground-breaking ideas the aim of the challenge is to protect the earth’s natural resources by closing the loop for fashion.
The first lavera Green Fashion Award winner announced
Some 3 000 guests attended the fully booked eco-fashion event on July 9, 2015 in Berlin's ewerk and had an up-close view of sustainable fashion collections presented by fantastic national and international designers. Up-and-coming designer Ina Budde won the first lavera Green Fashion Award.
10 Years European Fashion Award FASH
'We launched the European Fashion Award FASH competition in 2005, and expanded it to a global level in 2011 thanks to its popularity. In 2008, the foundation's charitable work was honored by the German government and business initiative 'Germany - Land of Ideas'.
People Magazine: World's Most Beautiful Women for 2015
People Magazine publishes a list of the most beautiful women in the world every year. Find out who famous show business women are part of 2015's list.
Sony World Photography Awards 2015: The big winners
The Honorary Jury of the world's largest photography competition named American photographer John Moore as the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards' L'Iris d'Or/ Professional Photographer of the Year, amongst other awardees.
Sony World Photography Awards 2015: Open, Youth and Mobile Phone winners
The Open and Youth winners along with the inaugural Mobile Phone winner of the world's biggest photography competition, the Sony World Photography Awards, were announced on Tuesday (March 31). Drawn from the four corners of the world and covering a huge range of subjects, the winning photographers were chosen from over 96,000 entries.
ELLE Style Awards 2015: Winners
Taylor Swift, who was the second most profiting female musician for 2014 ($64m/£40m), won another prestigious award three days ago. The 25-year-old singer received the Woman Of The Year award at the ELLE Style Awards 2015.
No more swimsuits in 'Miss World' pageant
'It's not just a beauty contest, it's 'beauty with a purpose'. There didn't seem to be a purpose to have the swimsuit', said Chris Wilmer, the national director of Miss World America/Miss United States organization.
WGSN Global Fashion Awards 2015
The Awards celebrate and reward what's NEW and what's NEXT in fashion from breakthrough design talent to innovation in design, buying, retail and e-tail.
Miss South Africa became Miss World 2014
Rolene Strauss - Miss South Africa 2014 - was awarded Miss World 2014.
Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2014
Australian actress Margot Robbie was awarded 'Breakthrough of the Year' at the annual Women of the Year Awards by the British edition of Harper's Bazaar.
British Style Award 2014: Nominees
The British Style Award will go the 'individual who most embodies the spirit of British fashion and is an international ambassador for London as a leading creative fashion capital'.
Frankfurt Style Award 2014: Winners and Prizes
As I previously reported, on September 26, 2014 was the big final fashion show, presenting the creations of the 60 finalists in the international contest for young fashion designers Frankfurt Style Award 2014.
Frankfurt Style Award 2014
The previous night we became spectators of the final event of one great platform for young fashion designers - Frankfurt Style Award 2014. At the Frankfurt International Airport were presented the top 60 creations, chosen from the work of students from more than 400 fashion schools in 34 countries.
Sarah Jessica Parker with an award from the fashion industry
The actress Sarah Jessica Parker will be awarded with "Honorary Image" for her successful and creative work in the fashion industry.
People magazine announced "The most beautiful woman in the world"
The actress Lupita Nyong'o already enjoys the happiest year that anyone could ever have.
It all started with the statuette "Oscar" that the Kenyan beauty won for her first role in film continued with award "Fashion Icon" and ended up with the advertising campaign for the luxury brand "Lancome".
International fashion designers contest Men's Style - Join it in April
Men's Style is a project for business support of the fashion designers.
It is not like the regular fashion contests. It fully supports the creation of the collections of men's suits of the designers by providing all the materials and sewing one piece from the models, which is then presented in a photoshoot. Then the collection is offered for sale online as made-to-measure and it is also presented on fashion fairs in Europe and USA.
Rihanna with 2014 CFDA Fashion Icon Award
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced yesterday (March 24, 2014) that Rihanna will be honored with the 2014 CFDA Fashion Icon Award on June 2 in New York City.
The award is given to one whose style has made a tremendous impact on pop culture around the world. Past recipients include Lady Gaga, Iman, Kate Moss and Nicole Kidman.
Join the Fashion Design Contest Men's Style in February
The Men's Fashion Cluster is looking for fashion designers to join the Men's Style contest in February. "The contest will run until the end of 2014, but we encourage you to apply now, because in the end of every month, we'll announce the approved designers, who win the monthly prizes", said the director of the Men's Fashion Cluster, organizer of the project.
The winners of the very first STYLIGHT Fashion Blogger Awards are announced
STYLIGHT is the best place to shop fashion online. Millions of people use STYLIGHT’s website and app every month to get inspired by looks created by the community, discover fashionable brands and buy the latest products. Launched in 2008, STYLIGHT, the leading fashion platform in Europa, headquartered in Munich, Germany is currently available in the United Kingdom, Australia Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, India, Brazil and Russia. STYLIGHT brings together an assortment from the most fashionable brands and stores in one destination; allowing users to shop millions of fashion products all in one place. The integration of community and shopping creates a compelling proposition for retailers and brands.
The crown of Miss Earth 2013 is for Venezuela
Twenty three year old Alyz Henrich from Venezuela is the new Miss Earth. The final ceremony was held on December 7, 2013 at Versailles Palace, Philippines.
This is a double victory for Venezuela this year after María Gabriela Isler won Miss Universe 2013 title.
British Fashion Awards 2013 winners
The evening saw a total of 16 awards presented to the leading figures in fashion, recognising creative talent and design excellence across all areas of the industry. The ceremony was hosted by one of the UK’s most exciting comedy talents, Jack Whitehall, and was attended by industry members, including retailers, models, celebrities and media, and for the first time this year, members of the public who purchased tickets to attend.
Support Bulgarian clothing industry in the competition Building of the Year
From now until December 11, 2013 runs online voting in the national competition 'Building of the Year'. As supporters of the Bulgarian fashion and apparel industry, we at Fashion.bg undoubtedly support and will vote for the new factory of one of the largest manufacturers of men's suits in Bulgaria - Top Man Ruse, which is recently popular with brand Richmart.
XVI International Festival of Coiffure and Beauty
XVI Annual edition of the Festival of Coiffure and Beauty was held on October 20, 2013 in Hall 3 of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Once again the biggest event in the hairdressing industry gathered together many professionals and connoisseurs of beauty from Bulgaria and abroad.
The latest trends in hairstyles for Fall-Winter 2013/2014 were presented - both in the competition, where young hairdressers competed and in the Show of Nations.