“Fashion Oscars.”
The wait is finally over – the nominees for the annual Fashion Awards have just been revealed. The Chairman of the British Fashion Council (BFC) Dame Natalie Massenet and BFC CEO Caroline Rush unveiled a short video which features everyone nominated for the prestigious awards. You can watch the video above.
Dame Natalie Massene said: “These designers and brands were chosen from hundreds of international names and they represent the most creative talent and innovative businesses of the year.”
Hosted by the British Fashion Council in partnership with Swarovski, one of the most fabulous fashion nights of the year will be held in the Royal Albert Hall in London on December 4.
Urban Luxe Brand category is especially strong with FENTY PUMA by Rihanna, Gosha Rubchinskiy, Off-White, Supreme and Vetements all nominated for the award.
See the full list of nominees below and let us know who you think has had the biggest impact on today’s fashion world in the comments below.
British Emerging Talent – Menswear
Ben Cottrell and Matthew Dainty for Cottweiler
Charles Jeffrey for Charles Jeffrey Loverboy
Henry Holland for House of Holland
Phoebe English for Phoebe English Man
Samuel Ross for A-Cold-Wall*
British Emerging Talent – Womenswear
Faustine Steinmetz for Faustine Steinmetz
Matty Bovan for Matty Bovan
Michael Halpern for Halpern
Natalia Alaverdian for A.W.A.K.E
Rejina Pyo for Rejina Pyo
Business Leader
Adrian Joffe for Dover Street Market
Guram Gvasalia for Vetements
José Neves for Farfetch
Marco Bizzarri for Gucci
Ruth and Tom Chapman for Matchesfashion.com
Model of the Year
Adwoa Aboah
Bella Hadid
Gigi Hadid
Kaia Gerber
Winnie Harlow
Urban Luxe Brand
Fenty Puma by Rihanna
Gosha Rubchinskiy
Off-White
Supreme
Vetements
Accessories Designer of the Year
Alessandro Michele for Gucci
Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent
Demna Gvasalia for Balenciaga
Jonathan Anderson for Loewe
Stuart Vevers for Coach
British Designer of the Year – Menswear
Christopher Bailey MBE for Burberry
Craig Green for Craig Green
Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner
Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson
Martine Rose for Martine Rose
British Designer of the Year – Womenswear
Christopher Kane for Christopher Kane
Erdem Moralioglu for Erdem
Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson
Roksanda Ilincic for Roksanda
Sarah Burton OBE for Alexander McQueen
Designer of the Year
Alessandro Michele for Gucci
Jonathan Anderson for Loewe
Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior
Phoebe Philo for Céline
Raf Simons for Calvin Klein