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7TH NOVEMBER 2016
BRUCE WEBER TO BE HONOURED WITH THE ISABELLA BLOW AWARD FOR
FASHION CREATOR AT THE FASHION AWARDS 2016
The British Fashion Council today announces that Bruce Weber will receive the Isabella Blow
Award for Fashion Creator at The Fashion Awards 2016 in partnership with Swarovski. Bruce
Weber will be honoured at this year’s ceremony on Monday 5th December at the Royal Albert
Hall for his incredible creative achievements within the global fashion industry.
Bruce Weber’s iconic photography first graced the pages of GQ Magazine in the 1970’s, and
he soon rose to prominence with the Calvin Klein campaign featuring Tom Hintnaus in Greece.
Weber’s signature stripped-back black and white photography captured the spirit of the
moment, and he has endured as one of the most iconic and celebrated photographers of his
age. Weber’s work on campaigns for the likes of Pirelli, Ralph Lauren and Versace and for
magazines such as Elle, Interview, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and multiple Vogues has
resulted in some of the most creative and iconoclastic fashion imagery to date.
Like all true creators Weber has never been satisfied with one outlet, constantly looking for
new ways to explore his medium. Films like Chop Suey played with cinema and photography
to create a new kind of introspection, whilst documentaries like Let’s Get Lost and Broken
Noses have won him an Oscar nomination and numerous international accolades. His multiple
books have served to spotlight how influential his insight into the contemporary condition is.
Collector’s items like A House Is Not A Home and Bear Pond have highlighted Weber’s artful
and intimate documentary style, and to date Weber has published over 37 books and held
over 60 exhibitions world-wide.
As much as he has always been a devotee to documenting his own country, Weber has also
photographed the four corners of the earth. A love of travel and a respect for the diversity of
culture and style across the world mean that his catalogue is full of breathtaking imagery that
effortlessly combines travel, style and identity.