Grab a bottle of Moët & Chandon from the wine cooler, put on your finest Tiffany & Co. jewellery, and slip into something a little less comfortable, because the ELLE Style Awards is back, and promises to be the biggest celebration of creative excellence and elegance in London.

After a six-year break, the ELLE Style Awards returns with its headline partner Tiffany & Co. to kick off fashion month with a bang. The event will take place on Tuesday 5 September 2023 at The Old Sessions House in Clerkenwell, London, and will see Moët & Chandon join as the event’s champagne partner, and Snapchat as its technology partner, providing an exclusive augmented reality experience and lens for the night.

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The event marks a new chapter in ELLE UK’s history with Editor-in-Chief Kenya Hunt at the helm, and shines a spotlight on the industry’s most inspiring and creative designers, models and talent. The night’s award winners will be named in categories that span creativity, innovation, star power and community across the worlds of fashion, film, music and culture, so it’s safe to say this is a star-studded occasion is not to be missed. Previous recipients of ELLE Style Awards include Emma Watson, Debbie Harry, Riz Ahmed, Christopher Bailey and Erdem.

‘The ELLE Style Awards are an iconic part of ELLE’s story,’ says Hunt. ‘As we evolve our brand and propel it into the future, using our platform to help bring meaningful change in the industry, now feels like a fitting time to revive this powerful event and drive it forward. I am excited to have completely refreshed the awards as an innovative celebration of the next generation of British style.’

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With the event’s focus on creating new opportunities for the next generation of image-makers, stylists and designers, and with the support of contributing editor and Central Saint Martins lecturer Berni Yates, ELLE UK will also be taking the opportunity to offer year-long mentorships to an emerging fashion photographer, writer, designer and stylist. Mentees will also have the chance to contribute to the pages of ELLE UK to further increase pathways into the fashion world.

To celebrate the event, readers will be able to purchase a series of collectors’ edition magazine covers of the October issue, which will be out in early September. Mark this in your calendars, because the ELLE Style Awards 2023 will be a night to remember.

This article will be updated as more information comes in.

The ELLE Style Awards will take place on Tuesday 5 September 2023 at The Old Sessions House in Clerkenwell, London.