The KLFA 2023 has truly shown its support for local talents in Malaysia

The Kuala Lumpur Fashion Awards (KLFA) returned in grand fashion to honour the nation’s celebrated designers and industry figures. Together with AmBank Signature Priority Banking, the star-studded awards ceremony saw over 200 guests descend upon the Collection Ballroom at Parkroyal Collection Kuala Lumpur in full glamour.

Humble Beginnings

First held in 2021, KLFA is presented in conjunction with Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week and accords a total of 14 awards, including Brand of the Year, Outstanding Achievement and Fashion Icon of the Year.

Moreover, this year’s ceremony introduced 3 new award categories, namely, Street Style Designer, Fashion Most Influential and Fashion Tribute Award, which was met with much excitement from the attending designers and their muses.

Celebrating Wins

Major victors of the night included an exciting series of double winners in the form of menswear visionary Kit Woo, heavy hitter Rizman Ruzaini, newcomer MasyadiMansoor and the ever chic Nazreem Musa. Social media starlet Christinna Kuan bagged the Most Fashionable Female Personality Award while ArunSayfull was crowned Emerging Womenswear Designer.

Fiziwoo eclipsed over strong contenders to secure their Womenswear Designer win as the awards honoured industry veteran and fashion critic Zaihani Mohd Zain, affectionately known as Kak Zai, with the Fashion Tribute award.

On top of that, Ckay Liow and Shiyo Joo merrily walked away with the Hairstylist Of The Year and Make Up Artist Of The Year award respectively while Valiram executive director, Ashvin Valiram was recognized as a Fashion Business Leader.

Hard Work Paying Off

In recognition of their work towards textile recycling and reducing fabric waste, Upcycle4Better was presented the Positive Change Award as Kel Wen of BEHATI received the Fashion Most Influential award for consistently pushing boundaries and redefining conventions.

The whole evening was made even more memorable as it included a captivating performance by local songstress Atilia Haron who delighted audiences with her latest ballad Cinta Sampai Mati after Kayda Aziz took the stage with her electrifying single Len Macam.

After the ceremony, the KLFA lounge was in full swing where the night continued with DJ MJ on the decks spinning upbeat tunes, sweetened by the wide selection of specialty treats at the decadent dessert bar by Parkroyal Collection Kuala Lumpur.

More information can be found on the Official KLFA Website.