Grace Wales Bonner is an English fashion designer, whose work “proposes a distinct notion of cultural luxury that infuses European heritage with an Afro-Atlantic spirit”. Wales Bonner studied at Central Saint Martins art school, graduating in 2014, and winning the L’Oréal Professionnel Talent award for her BA collection “Afrique”.
Following that, she received the “Emerging Talent Menswear” award at the 2015 British Fashion Awards, the 2016 LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, the British Fashion Council/ Vogue Designer Fashion Fund (2019), and the CFDA International Men’s Designer of the Year (2021).
Wales Bonner has received numerous honors since establishing her own label, including Emerging Menswear Designer at the British Fashion Awards (2015), the LVMH Young Designer Prize (2016), Winner of the British Fashion Council/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund (2019), and CFDA International Men’s Designer of the Year (2021).
In June 2022, Bonner was also named Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her contributions to the fashion industry. The University of Applied Arts, Vienna’s Department of Fashion Design is now led by Wales Bonner.
Where does Grace Wales Bonner live?
Grace Wales Bonner resides in London.
Where is Wales Bonner based?
Grace Wales Bonner is based in London.