The British Fashion Council has today announced that Nick Knight OBE will receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at this year's British Fashion Awards. Nick Knight OBE will be honoured at this year’s ceremony for his outstanding contribution to the global fashion industry. Nick Knight’s prolific career began in 1982 with the publication of his first book, Skinheads. Since then, Nick has pushed the boundaries of fashion film and photography, continuously challenging conventional notions of beauty. His body of work includes some of fashions most iconic images, and his ground breaking creative collaborations with feted designers: Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Yohji Yamamoto, resulted in era-defining imagery. His advertising clients include some of fashion’s most prestigious brands including Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Lancôme, Swarovski, Tom Ford and Yves Saint Laurent and editorial for publications including AnOther, i-D, Vogue, V Magazine and W magazines has consistently kept him at the forefront of progressive image-making for the past three decades. He has directed videos for Bjork, Lady Gaga and Kanye West and his work has been exhibited at many international galleries and institutions including International Center of Photography, Gagosian Gallery, Tate Modern and Victoria & Albert Museum. Nick Knight launched SHOWstudio as an online platform to showcase fashion film in November 2000, with the ethos to show the entire creative process from conception to completion.

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