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Chemena Kamali, John Galliano, Jonathan Anderson (for JW Anderson and Loewe), Miuccia Prada (for Miu Miu), Pieter Mulier and Rick Owens have been nominated for Designer of the Year at the 2024 Fashion Awards, the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced on Tuesday.
The award recognises British or international designers whose collections have made a notable impact on the industry, “defining the shape of global fashion”, according to the BFC. Last year, Anderson was named Designer of the Year.
The Fashion Awards — founded in 1989 to raise money for the BFC Foundation, which provides funding and business mentoring for emerging UK-based brands — will take place on 2 December at the Royal Albert Hall in London, sponsored by Pandora.
The nominees for British Menswear Designer of the Year are: Craig Green, Grace Wales Bonner, Anderson, Kiko Kostadinov, Kim Jones and Martine Rose, the latter of whom won last year’s category award. In the running for British Womenswear Designer of the Year are: Erdem Moralıoğlu, Anderson, Maximilian Davis (last year’s winner), Roksanda Ilinčić and Simone Rocha.
Nominees for New Establishment Menswear, which the BFC reintroduced as a category in 2023, are: Aaron Esh, Foday Dumbuya, Nicholas Daley, Priya Ahluwalia, and Stefan Cooke and Jake Burt (jointly for Stefan Cooke). For New Establishment Womenswear, there is: Dilara Fındıkoğlu, Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena (jointly for Chopova Lowena), Jawara Alleyne, Laura and Deanna Fanning (jointly for Kiko Kostadinov), and Marco Capaldo. Bianca Saunders and Chopova Lowena won in the menswear and womenswear categories last year, respectively.
On the shortlist for British Accessories Designer is: Anna Jewsbury for Completedworks, Helen Kirkum for Helen Kirkum Studio, Jack Cannon and Joe Gelb for Hatton Labs, Rosh Mahtani for Alighieri, and Stephen Jones. The nominees for Model of the Year are: Alex Consani, Alva Claire, Amelia Gray, Anok Yai, Liu Wen and Mona Tougaard. Paloma Elsesser took home the award in 2023.
A jury of press and buyers decided the list of nominees for 2024, which will now be presented to a voting committee of a thousand leading industry members.
The BFC has already announced that artist, photographer and filmmaker Tyler Mitchell will receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator. “Mitchell’s work is incredibly innovative and progressive, telling the authentic and nuanced stories of those from Black identities,” said BFC chief executive Caroline Rush in a statement. “Always ahead of the curve, he consistently challenges the industry’s perceptions of beauty and fashion imagery — striving to make it more reflective of real life.”
Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou, creative director, publisher and global editor-in-chief of 10 Magazine, 10 Men Magazine and 10+ Magazine, will receive a Special Recognition Award for her contribution to the fashion industry. “Neophitou-Apostolou’s visionary approach has had a profound impact on the industry, where she has shaped the modern landscape and consistently championed new talent,” said Rush.
Nominees for the BFC Foundation Award will be announced in November.
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