Karl Lagerfeld will receive the 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s British Fashion Awards on Monday 23rd November. The designer will be honoured at the ceremony, which will take place at London’s Coliseum, for his unrivalled contribution to the fashion industry.

“Karl Lagerfeld defines outstanding. He is the champion of excellence, the master of the exceptional and one of the most iconic figures globally from our industry. His life’s wo rk for his own and so many extraordinary brands has written the language of fashion. He is the ultimate visionary and we celebrate not only the decades already passed but those yet to happen. In Karl’s hands the future of fashion will be an exceptional one.” – Natalie Massenet MBE, Chairman of the British Fashion Council