All Eyes on Riyadh: The Saudi Fashion Awards 2025

Celebrating the creative force transforming the Kingdom’s fashion landscape

This May 22nd, Riyadh will play host to one of the most stylish and significant nights on the region’s cultural calendar: the Saudi Fashion Awards 2025, a red-carpet celebration of creativity, craftsmanship, and the Kingdom’s growing influence in global fashion.

Set for May 22, the event is more than a ceremony—it’s a statement. An affirmation that Saudi Arabia is no longer emerging in the fashion world. It is leading.

Launched by the Saudi Fashion Commission, the awards aim to recognize the industry’s boldest creatives across design, image-making, heritage preservation, and sustainability. With a star-studded guest list, international partnerships, and a powerful narrative of local pride and creative vision, the 2025 edition is set to raise the bar.

Honoring the Icons of Now

The 2025 ceremony will highlight excellence across a spectrum of disciplines, with award categories that reflect the depth of Saudi fashion today. This year’s official categories include:

• Womenswear Brand of the Year

• Menswear Brand of the Year

• Jewellery Brand of the Year

• Fashion Stylist of the Year

• Fashion Photographer of the Year (in collaboration with Hia Magazine)

• Elite Model Honorary Award: Model of the Year

• Designer of the Year

• Emerging Talent Award

• Heritage Revival Award

• Sustainable Fashion Leader

• Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year

  
  

In a major expansion, this year also introduces four international awards backed by Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), recognizing excellence in global design leadership, beauty innovation, and cross-market creativity.

A Jury of Visionaries

This year’s panel of judges brings together global fashion leadership with a strong regional lens. Each juror brings not only expertise—but authority, vision, and a commitment to advancing fashion as both an industry and a cultural force.

In attendance and judging will be:

• Law Roach, celebrity stylist and legendary image architect

• Amanda Smith, CEO of Fairchild Media Group and WWD

• Burak Çakmak, CEO of the Saudi Fashion Commission

• Xavier Romatet, Dean of Institut Français de la Mode

• Mohammed Aldabbagh, KSA Managing Director of Chalhoub Group

  
  

Additional jury members and special guests from across the industry will also join the ceremony, adding gravitas to what has become the Kingdom’s most high-profile fashion night.

A Night of Artistry and Ambition

Held in the capital, the event will gather the Kingdom’s leading creatives, from couturiers and jewelry designers to stylists, photographers, and fashion entrepreneurs.

Expect runway-level presentations, cultural performances, and moments of celebration that spotlight the talent transforming Saudi fashion from the inside out.

It will be a red carpet worth watching—elevated, elegant, and unmistakably rooted in Riyadh’s rising creative culture.

A Global Moment for Saudi Fashion

With events like Riyadh Fashion Week, the Saudi 100 Brands initiative, and international retail partnerships gaining momentum, the Saudi Fashion Awards now serve as a cultural anchor—recognizing not just design, but identity.

Saudi creatives are shaping a visual language that is globally relevant yet unapologetically local. This year’s awards reflect that duality: a fashion industry that is grounded in its heritage while firmly stepping into the future.