THE Kuala Lumpur Fashion Awards (KLFA) returned to honour the nation's celebrated designers and industry figures on Nov 30.
First held in 2021, KLFA is presented in conjunction with Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week and accords a total of 14 awards, including Brand of the Year, Outstanding Achievement and Fashion Icon of the Year.
This year's ceremony introduced three new award categories: Street Style Designer, Fashion Most Influential and Fashion Tribute Award.
"It remains paramount that we continue to recognise the resilience and innovation displayed by both Malaysian designers and style makers," says Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week founder Andrew Tan.
Major victors of the night included an exciting series of double winners in the form of menswear visionary Kit Woo, heavy hitter Rizman Ruzaini, newcomer MasyadiMansoor and Nazreem Musa.
Social media starlet Christinna Kuan bagged the Most Fashionable Female Personality Award while ArunSayfull was crowned Emerging Womenswear Designer.
Fiziwoo eclipsed other strong contenders to secure the Womenswear Designer win.
Ckay Liow and Shiyo Joo walked away with the Hairstylist Of The Year and Make Up Artist Of The Year award respectively, while Valiram executive director, Ashvin Valiram was recognised as a Fashion Business Leader.
In recognition of their work towards textile recycling and reducing fabric waste, Upcycle4Better was presented the Positive Change Award and Kel Wen of Behati received the Fashion Most Influential award for consistently pushing boundaries and redefining conventions.
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