The Fashion Awards, organised by the British Fashion Council (BFC) and presented by Pandora, is a celebration of spotlighting creative talent and recognising the role of fashion at the intersection of culture and entertainment. It also serves as the primary fundraiser for the BFC Foundation, formed in 2019, which supports the growth and success of the British fashion industry through education, grant-giving and business mentoring.
The categories of The Fashion Awards are 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 December 2.
Liu Wen wearing a look from the Miu Miu fall-winter 2024 show (Photo: Instagram / @liuwen)
Jonathan Anderson (Photo: Instagram / @unicreativearts)
Alex Consani wearing a look from the Jean Paul Gaultier by Simone Rocha Couture Spring 2024 collection (Photo: Instagram / @alexconsani)
Anok Yai wearing a look by Pieter Mullier for Alaïa at the Vogue World show in Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games (Photo: Instagram / @maisonalaia)
Daisy Edgar-Jones wearing Chloé by Chemena Kamali (Photo: Instagram / @daisyedgarjones)
A model wearing a look during the Wales Bonner spring-summer 2024 show in London (Photo: Instagram / @walesbonner)
This year’s nominees include some major highlights, such as Alex Consani for Model of the Year—the first openly transgender model to be selected for this category—as well as Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson and Loewe appearing in three categories including Designer, British Menswear and British Womenswear Designer of the Year.
Asian models and designers are also present in this year's nominations: Liu Wen is up for Model of the Year, while Simone Rocha at Simone Rocha, Priya Ahluwalia at Ahluwalia and Rosh Mahtani at Alighieri are candidates for British Womenswear Designer of the Year, New Establishment Menswear and British Accessories Designer respectively.
Here is the complete list of nominations for the Fashion Awards 2024:
Designer of the Year
Chemena Kamali for Chloé
John Galliano for Maison Margiela
Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson and Loewe
Miuccia Prada for Miu Miu
Pieter Mulier for Alaïa
Rick Owens for Rick Owens
Model of the Year
Alex Consani
Alva Claire
Amelia Gray
Anok Yai
Liu Wen
Mona Tougaard
British Menswear Designer of the Year
Craig Green for Craig Green
Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner
Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson and Loewe
Kiko Kostadinov for Kiko Kostadinov
Kim Jones for Dior Men
Martine Rose for Martine Rose
British Womenswear Designer of the Year
Erdem Moralıoglu for Erdem
Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson and Loewe
Maximilian Davis for Ferragamo
Roksanda Ilinčić for Roksanda
Simone Rocha for Simone Rocha
New Establishment Menswear
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
Dilara Fındıkoğlu for Dilara Fındıkoğlu
Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena for Chopova Lowena
Jawara Alleyne for Jawara Alleyne
Laura and 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
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