About the
Vienna Awards
The gala night of fashion creativity
The Vienna Awards for Fashion & Lifestyle are presented annually since 2009 for outstanding achievements in the fashion and lifestyle industry in several categories.
The event takes place at a glamorous location with international star guests and strong media presence.
The VA are an indispensable part of the austrian fashion calendar and have been an important career springboard for many fashion designers.
The location
The Vienna-Awards Gala takes place in a location that represents the unique flair of Vienna. The Hall E of the Vienna Museumsquartier or the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) have been in the past years, the locations of Austria's most elegant fashion gala. VA 2016 was held in the most beautiful library in the world; the Austrian National Library.
The campaigns
The Vienna Awards are announced every year with a
campaign in which its focus is a typical Viennese
theme.
Our previously campaigns have been: the Vienna
Ferris (2011), St. Stephen's Cathedral (2012), Sissi
(2013) or Mozart's Queen of the night (2014)
Our testimonials are top international celebrities
like the British model Emma Heming-Willis (as
Sissi, left in the picture) and the US - American
actress and model Jerry Hall (on the right)
2016's theme was: "Viennese blood" created
by Star photographer Inge Prader and
Fashion expert Gerda Buxbaum. The
models where from eight different
countries and wearing pieces from:
Marina Hörmanseder, Schella Kann,
Lena Kvadrat, Sophie Skach, Ursi
Fürtler, Andrea Maxa Halmschlager
and Carolin Holzhuber.