British Fashion Council Announces 2017 Fashion Awards Nominees

At a ceremony Monday morning in London, the British Fashion Council revealed the nominees for the 2017 Fashion Awards in partnership with Swarovski, which will be held Dec. 4 at the Royal Albert Hall. 

Nominees for this year’s awards, which were rebranded the Fashion Awards from the British Fashion Awards in 2016, include plenty of expected faces, including Jonathan Anderson (nominated in four categories this year for his work at JW Anderson and Loewe) as well as Raf Simons for Calvin Klein and Alessandro Michele for Gucci.

There were a few surprises among the nominees, too, including Supreme, which is mentioned for the first time in the urban luxe brand category alongside Rihanna’s Fenty x Puma. 

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Last year’s model of the year, Gigi Hadid, is nominated once again, as is her sister Bella Hadid and 2017’s hottest newcomer, Kaia Gerber. Winnie Harlow and Adwoa Aboah are also nominated. 

“These designers and brands were chosen from hundreds of international names and they represent the most creative talent and innovative businesses of the year,” said BFC chairman Dame Natalie Massanet in a release. “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.”

Check out the full list of nominees below. 

The Fashion Awards 2017 Nominees

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 & 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