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The Fashion Awards 2024 presented by Pandora Nominees

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The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce its nominees for The Fashion Awards 2024 presented by Pandora (TFA), taking place on Monday 2nd December at Royal Albert Hall, London. 

TFA, organised by the BFC, are the primary fundraiser for the BFC Foundation and celebrate the role of fashion at the intersection of culture and entertainment, spotlighting creative talent and telling the stories of the year in fashion through the lens of purpose, excellence, and creativity. In particular, British creative energy will be celebrated for its impact on the fashion industry globally.

Award categories announced today include Designer of the Year, Model of the Year, British Menswear Designer, British Womenswear Designer, New Establishment Menswear, New Establishment Womenswear and British Accessories Designer, the winners of which will be revealed on the night. This year, the BFC invited a Jury of key press and buyers with in-depth industry knowledge to define the shortlist of nominees. These will now be presented to a Voting Committee of 1,000 leading industry members who will vote on the winners.

The Fashion Awards 2024 presented by Pandora Nominees

(all listed in alphabetical order)

Designer of the Year

Recognises a British or international designer whose innovative collections have made a notable impact on the industry, defining the shape of global fashion.

Chemena Kamali for Chloé

John Galliano for Maison Margiela

Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson & LOEWE

Miuccia Prada for Miu Miu

Pieter Mulier for Alaïa

Rick Owens for Rick Owens

Model of the Year

Recognises the global impact of a model who, over the last 12 months, has dominated the industry, with an influence that transcends the catwalk.

Alex Consani

Alva Claire

Amelia Gray

Anok Yai

Liu Wen

Mona Tougaard

British Menswear Designer of the Year

Recognises a leading British menswear designer who has consistently made a global impact with their innovative and creative designs, shaping the burgeoning international menswear landscape.

Craig Green for Craig Green

Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner

Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson & LOEWE

Kiko Kostadinov for KIKO KOSTADINOV

Kim Jones for Dior Men

Martine Rose for Martine Rose

British Womenswear Designer of the Year

Recognises a leading British womenswear designer who has consistently made a global impact with their innovative and creative designs, shaping the burgeoning international womenswear landscape.

Erdem Moralıoglu for Erdem

Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson & LOEWE

Maximilian Davis for Ferragamo

Roksanda Ilinčić for Roksanda

Simone Rocha for Simone Rocha

New Establishment Menswear

Recognises a menswear designer who has created a new movement in British fashion and has had a sustained impact on the industry globally. Designers are chosen based on the showcasing of their collections, their business growth, and the international headlines driven by their work.

Aaron Esh for AARON ESH

Foday Dumbuya for LABRUM London

Nicholas Daley for Nicholas Daley

Priya Ahluwalia for Ahluwalia

Stefan Cooke and Jake Burt for STEFAN COOKE

New Establishment Womenswear

Recognises a womenswear designer who has created a new movement in British fashion and has had a sustained impact on the industry globally. Designers are chosen based on the showcasing of their collections, their business growth, and the international headlines driven by their work.

Dilara Fındıkoğlu for Dilara Fındıkoğlu

Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena for Chopova Lowena

Jawara Alleyne for Jawara Alleyne

Laura & Deanna Fanning for KIKO KOSTADINOV

Marco Capaldo for 16Arlington

British Accessories Designer

Anna Jewsbury for Completedworks

Helen Kirkum for Helen Kirkum Studio

Jack Cannon and Joe Gelb for Hatton Labs

Rosh Mahtani for Alighieri

Stephen Jones for Stephen Jones

The Voting Panel for all designer awards was chaired by Caroline Issa, BFC Non-Exec Board Member and Chief Executive, Tank Magazine and included Angelica Cheung,

Partner, Sequoia Capital & Founding Editor, Vogue China, Bosse Myhr, Buying Director, Selfridges; Emma Davidson, Fashion Features Director, DAZED; Heather Gramston, Senior Head of Buying, Browns; Isla Lynch,

Buying Director, SSENSE; Jeanie Annan-Lewin, Creative Director, Perfect Magazine; Karen Binns, Stylist; Kenya Hunt, Editor-in-Chief, ELLE UK; Lindsay Peoples, Editor-in-Chief, The Cut; Louise Beardall,

Buying Manager, Harrods; Maiko Shibata, Creative Director and Head Buyer, Restir; Matthieu Morge Zucconi, Journalist, Le Figaro; Reece Crisp, Buying & Creative Director, LN-CC; Sam Lobban, EVP / GMM Apparel & Designer, Nordstrom;

Sarah Mower MBE, BFC Ambassador for Emerging Talent & Chief Critic, Vogue Runway; Simon Whitehouse, Chief Executive, MODES;

Sophia Neophitou; Global Editor-in-Chief, 10 Magazine & Chair of the BFC Press Advisory Committee Stavros Karelis, Founder & Buying Director, MACHINE-A and Vincenzo La Torre, Fashion Editor, SCMP.

The Voting Panel for Model of the Year included Ama Quashie, Session Manicurist; Anita Bitton, Casting Director; Candice Bailey, Stylist and Creative Consultant; Carlos Nazario, Stylist; Elizaveta Porodina, Photographer;

Isabel Bush, Casting Director; Jawara, Hair Stylist and Senior Beauty Editor at Large, i-D; Julia Sarr-Jamois, Stylist, Consultant and Fashion Director, British Vogue; Karen Binns, Stylist;

Sophia Neophitou, BFC Press Committee Chair and Editor-In-Chief, 10 Magazine and 10 Men and Zoe Ghertner, Photographer.

Nominees for the BFC Foundation Award will be announced in November.

https://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk

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