Dame Natalie Massenet, Chairman of the British Fashion Council (BFC), Nadja Swarovski, Member of the Swarovski Executive Board and Caroline Rush, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council announced the nominations for The Fashion Awards 2017 in partnership with Swarovski.
The Fashion Awards recognise creativity and innovation in fashion, celebrating exceptional individuals whose imagination and creativity have broken new ground in fashion globally over the past 12 months as well as brands and businesses that have transformed the possibilities of fashion today.
The Fashion Awards 2017 voting body represents media, retail, communications and creative disciplines such as photography, art direction, set design and production across 38 countries.
2000 key members of the fashion industry were invited to put forward their preferences for each category and nominations were made in nine categories with the five brands/individuals receiving the most nominations shortlisted in each category.
The Fashion Awards 2017 Nominees are:
[red]BRITISH EMERGING TALEN - MENSWEAR[/red]
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*
[red]BRITISH EMERGING TALEN - WOMENSWEAR[/red]
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
[red]BUSINESS LEADER[/red]
Adrian Joffe for Dover Street Market
Guram Gvasalia for Vetements
José Neves for Farfetch
Marco Bizzarri for Gucci
Ruth & Tom Chapman for Matchesfashion.com
[red]MODEL OF THE YEAR[/red]
Adwoa Aboah
Bella Hadid
Gigi Hadid
Kaia Gerber
Winnie Harlow
[red]URBAN LUXE BRAND[/red]
FENTY PUMA by Rihanna
Gosha Rubchinskiy
Off-White
Supreme
Vetements
[red]ACCESSORIES DESIGNER OF THE YEAR[/red]
Alessandro Michele for Gucci
Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent
Demna Gvasalia for Balenciaga
Jonathan Anderson for Loewe
Stuart Vevers for Coach
[red]BRITISH DESIGNER OF THE YEAR - MENSWEAR[/red]
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
[red]BRITISH DESIGNER OF THE YEAR - WOMENSWEAR[/red]
Christopher Kane for Christopher Kane
Erdem Moralioglu for Erdem
Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson
Roksanda Ilincic for Roksanda
Sarah Burton OBE for Alexander McQueen
[red]DESIGNER OF THE YEAR[/red]
Alessandro Michele for Gucci
Jonathan Anderson for Loewe
Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior
Phoebe Philo for Céline
Raf Simons for Calvin Klein
The Fashion Awards 2017 winners will be announced at a gala ceremony held at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, London on Monday 4th December 2017.
Dame Natalie Massenet, Chairman of the BFC, said: “I would like to congratulate all the nominees of The Fashion Awards 2017 in partnership with Swarovski. These designers and brands were chosen from hundreds of international names and they represent the most creative talent and innovative businesses of the year. I am thrilled to be welcoming them to London on 4th December at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate their incredible achievements, alongside industry friends from the world over.”
Nadja Swarovski, Member of the Swarovski Executive Board, added: “We are delighted to announce the nominees for the 2017 Fashion Awards. These fantastic talents represent the very best of the global industry. We are excited to welcome the fashion world to London for the Awards in December, which will once again raise funds for the next generation of talent via the BFC’s Education Foundation. Young designers are the heartbeat of our business, and it is up to all of us to foster and champion their vision.”
