The British Fashion Council has rebranded its annual awards from the British Fashion Awards to The Fashion Awards in order to celebrate both British and international fashion.

This year, the awards will take place at a charity gala this December at the Royal Albert Hall in partnership with Swarovski. Last year’s ceremony played host to over 2,000 guests.

Dame Natalie Massenet, BFC chairman, explained: “Our aim is to make the Fashion Awards 2016 bigger and better than ever and will celebrate the global fashion industry at the beautiful and iconic London venue, the Royal Albert Hall. Nadja and her team at Swarovski have made these awards possible and we are thrilled to be working in partnership with them once again.

“As a global industry we should make a commitment to support talented people from all backgrounds to fulfil their dreams and access the best universities in the world. Over the next ten years our ambition is to raise and invest £10 million to support young people in this goal. London is seen as the capital for the most creative new talent in the world that provides talent and energy for the global fashion industry.”