As officially announced on December 16, the year 2024 marks the 2nd Annual theFashionSpot Awards. Over on theFashionSpot forums, our loyal forum members have once again been asked to participate in the celebratory event and to vote for their respective favorites across a total of six strong categories. This year saw the introduction of the Haute Couture Collection of the Year category, in addition to the Designer of the Year, Ready-to-Wear Collection of the Year, Model of the Year, Magazine Cover of the Year, and Ad Campaign of the Year.

Should you need reminding, last year’s achievements included Jonathan Anderson winning Designer of the Year. Vittoria Ceretti was crowned our Model of the Year. Saint Laurent Fall 2024 received the Collection of the Year award. D la Repubblica starring Linda Evangelista via the lens of Robin Galiegue ultimately won Magazine Cover of the Year and the Ad Campaign of the Year went to Giorgio Armani Fall 2023.

Voting on theFashionSpot forums has now finished, and it’s time to announce the winners of the 2024 theFashionSpot Awards!

theFashionSpot’s 2024 Haute Couture Collection of the Year Goes to…

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…Maison Margiela Artisanal Haute Couture Spring 2024 by John Galliano!

This should’ve been a given, right? 70.7% of the votes! One of the most prolific, most viral, and most spectacular fashion shows in recent memory. Back in January, forum member sanssoleil declared: “This brought me back to life after having a really tough time lately. Fashion is back!” Congratulations to the house of Maison Margiela – and John Galliano.

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Anna Wintour sure does mean business when welcoming back old favorites onto the cover of Vogue. The editor who has served as the magazine’s figurehead since 1988 has brought back the likes of Jill Biden, Kendall Jenner, Zendaya and Blake Lively as Vogue cover stars over recent months,. Now, Wintour reinstates Lady Gaga as the American fashion bible’s cover star for October 2024. Precisely six years after her last, the American singer-songwriter and actress (who showed up to the 2024 Venice Film Festival in a voluminous Christian Dior gown and Philip Treacy headpiece) poses for Ethan James Green. Across a pair of dynamic covers, the Joker: Folie à Deux actress is styled by Alex Jordan Harrington. In cover one (below), Gaga wears a Balenciaga coat from the Fall 2024 Haute Couture collection. In the second, full-length alternative cover, Gaga strikes a pose in a look from Maison Margiela Artisanal designed by John Galliano.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Oh this is fantastic! Feels like a proper fashion shoot. US Vogue have been so hit and miss with Lady Gaga over the years, but this is perfection. Love the full body cover,” enthused LastNight.

“I love the covers, especially the full-length cover. It’s Gaga’s best editorial for American Vogue,” applauded forum member jeje10.

“Not even sure why that first cover even made it to print, when that second full-length cover is far more superior,” said vogue28. “Absolutely love it, and love the fact Ethan James Green was commissioned to photograph Lady Gaga. This feels very… fashion and so perfectly executed. I’m a fan!”

Not everyone, however, was convinced. “How dour and depressing. I get that this is promo for her role as Harley Quinn, but damn. Fried hair and running mascara on the cover of US Vogue?” asked WinstonH20.

“It’s lacking… something,” confessed aracic. “I can’t put my finger on it. I like the idea, but something is taking me out of the fantasy.”

See more of Lady Gaga as Vogue‘s October 2024 cover star and join the conversation, here.

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The fashion industry continues to embrace Anne Hathaway like there’s no tomorrow. In such a short space of time we’ve encountered the American actress down at the newsstand as a Vanity Fair cover star and sat back and watched as Donatella Versace welcomed her muse as the face of the Versace Icons campaign (again) for 2024. V Magazine is the latest to jump on the Hathaway bandwagon, with the unveiling of the publication’s Summer 2024 covers. Via the lens of Chris Colls and styled by Gro Curtis, the Academy Award-winning talent poses for the first time as a V cover star and partakes in a gender-bending shoot across a twosome of dynamic covers. In cover one (below), Anne suits up in head-to-toe Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda and dons a look from the viral Maison Margiela Artisanal collection in the second cover (after the jump).

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“I do not understand Hathaway’s appeal but the cover with the Maison Margiela is beautiful. Love everything about it,” enthused MModa.

“What in the graphic designer hell is that font and the amateurish typography? It looks as if the font didn’t make it through the export so InDesign put Myriad Pro in its place. I can’t even look at the image,” shrieked forum member RaisinBoy.

Also quick to suggest V‘s art direction isn’t up to scratch was thiago, commenting: “Back in the day at art school, I always had V Magazine on my mood board. Now their font choices are pure trash. It absolutely kills the cover shot (which I’m not really buying t- same styling as the runway once again). Can we have Anne in Versace?”

“Neither of the two covers rock my world but I can massively appreciate Anne Hathaway’s ability to adapt and become something else via the lens of different photographers. Not many actresses/celebrities would be willing to participate in such a shoot,” voiced vogue28.

See more of Anne Hathaway as V Magazine‘s Summer 2024 cover star and share your thoughts, here.

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Vogue Scandinavia continues to go from strength to strength. Ever since the magazine first came to fruition with the unveiling of its debut issue back in 2021, editor Martina Bonnier is seemingly making it her mission to morph the magazine into one of the best in the business (and is succeeding). Bonnier brilliantly invites Björk as Scandinavian Vogue‘s cover star for April/May 2024 – the iconic Icelandic singer-songwriter’s very first (unbelievable, we know). Shot by Vidar Logi and with Edda Gudmundsdottir on styling duties, Björk showcases a look from the internet-breaking Maison Margiela Artisanal show from the Spring 2024 season of Haute Couture Paris Fashion Week in the visually-arresting and intriguing cover shot.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Queen B! This is legendary,” exclaimed philophile the moment the cover dropped.

“Gorgeous! A true fashion icon,” forum member Snejana Onopka heralded.

Also equally as impressed was oaklee91, commenting: “Major! What a surprise!”

“Björk in Galliano is like a dream come true. Amazing!” enthused Kishan.

“Incredible. Oddly ethereal. Sublime. Björk’s visuals are almost always top tier and this is no different,” chimed in TerraVera.

“The fact this is her first Vogue cover is insane,” expressed upNorth in amazement.

Ivano shared the same sentiments: “First time I see Björk in front of the Vogue logo. It took 30 years!”

Are you feeling Björk’s cover of Vogue Scandinavia? Share your very own thoughts, here.

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It’s about time Anna Wintour granted Bella Hadid a solo cover of American Vogue. Bella’s certainly qualified for the position having proved herself time and time again fronting just about every other edition of Vogue around the world. After joining her peers on the American fashion bible’s September 2021 issue, Bella now fronts its April 2022 issue. A departure from last month’s glamorous Kim Kardashian offering, Bella looks effortless wearing a Maison Margiela Artisanal draped top and jeans selected by stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson for the cover image captured by Ethan James Green.

The end result pleases the majority of our forum members. “Rather beautiful and VERY classic U.S. Vogue,” admired KINGofVERSAILLES.

“I’ve been anticipating seeing Bella’s first solo cover for U.S. Vogue and honestly, they did not disappoint…” approved crmsnsnwflks.

“It’s a beautiful cover. It’s about time Bella has her solo cover,” THD96 chimed in.

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“I think the cover is absolutely beautiful. Very simple and effective,” proclaimed mepps.

“Oh, I love this! It has a lovely ease to it and that blue background color is gorgeous,” raved LastNight.

But not everyone is buying it. “Pathetic. Is the wrinkled backdrop supposed to make it relatable?” asked avonlea002.

“Looks pretty amateur to me and not a fan of the styling,” critiqued BlueRuin.

“A bit too cold and uninviting for my liking, but can perhaps appreciate this more laid-back approach after last month’s high-glam cover with Kim Kardashian,” reasoned vogue28.

See more of Vogue‘s April 2022 issue and join the conversation here.

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