Alex Consani turns into first transgender Mannequin of the Yr at U.Ok. Trend Awards
American mannequin Alex Consani was named Mannequin of the Yr on the British Trend Council’s Trend Awards on Monday evening, turning into the primary brazenly transgender individual to win the esteemed accolade.
Accepting the respect at London’s Royal Albert Corridor, the 21-year-old used the chance to handle the who’s who of the style trade in regards to the groundbreaking nature of her win.
“I’m the primary trans lady to win this award!” she exclaimed to the viewers. “However I can’t settle for this award with out thanking those that got here earlier than me, particularly the Black trans girls who actually fought for the house I’m in at this time.” Consani mentioned Dominique Jackson, Connie Fleming and Aaron Rose Philip had been amongst these “who fought for the house that allowed me to flourish.”
Consani then thanked her dad and mom earlier than concluding: “Change is greater than doable; it’s wanted.”
She joined a protracted record of a number of the modeling world’s largest names to earn the annual award, together with Kate Moss, Bella Hadid and Cara Delevingne.
Consani isn’t any stranger to creating historical past.
She is regarded as the youngest brazenly trans mannequin to signal with a significant modeling company, having signed with IMG Fashions in 2019 at simply 15 years outdated. And in October, she turned one of many first brazenly trans fashions to stroll within the iconic Victoria’s Secret Trend Present, together with Brazilian mannequin Valentina Sampaio.
Consani, who’s initially from Northern California, first rose to prominence for her witty movies on TikTok throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. She’s since amassed greater than 3.9 million followers on the app and 1.5 million followers on Instagram.
All through her quick however formidable profession, Consani has walked in reveals for a number of the largest luxurious manufacturers on the earth, together with Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Burberry and Jacquemus. In Might, she appeared within the music video for pop sensation Charli XCX’s track “360,” off of her hit “Brat” album.
On Monday, she was sporting a strapless off-white mini costume interwoven with a distressed British flag that hung over her left shoulder and trailed behind her. The garment was made by the buzzy Turkish-British designer Dilara Findikoglu.
The opposite winners at this yr’s Trend Awards included Jonathan Anderson, the artistic director for LVMH vogue home Loewe, for the Designer of the Yr award and Tom Ford for the Excellent Achievement Award.
