October 25, 2022 |
It’s that time of year again where editors, influencers and mega celebs alike chuck on their finest threads for a night of glitz and glam at The Fashion Awards. Set to take place December 5, 2022, at The Royal Albert Hall, The British Fashion Council will once again bring our industry together to celebrate “positive change within the industry and those leading it”.
So who’s up for some awards, then? For the big prize of the night, Designer Of The Year, Miuccia Prada goes head-to-head with the fashion lads, including Demna, Jonathan Anderson, Pierpaolo Piccioli and Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy. Bella Hadid, Adut Akech and Paloma Elsesser are amongst the nominees for Model of the Year, and the likes of Bianca Saunders, Ahluwalia, S.S.Daley, Wales Bonner, Nensi Dojaka are also up for prizes.
Alongside the night’s main gongs, 15 creatives will be crowned Leaders Of Change for their contributions to making fashion a fairer, more equal playing field. Also on the night, Dazed and AnOther Magazine co-founder Jefferson Hack will receive a Special Recognition Award for Cultural Curation, and the BFC will celebrate 50 New Wave creatives shaping tomorrow’s industry. Also yet to be announced are the recipients of the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator and Outstanding Achievement Award, but before all that, let’s see the full list of this year’s nominees.
Designer of the Year
Recognises a British or international designer whose innovative collections have made a notable impact on industry, defining the shape of global fashion.
Demna for Balenciaga
Johnathan Anderson for JW Anderson & LOEWE
Matthieu Blazy for Bottega Veneta
Miuccia Prada
Pierpaolo Piccioloi for Valentino
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.
Adut Akech
Bella Hadid
Lila Moss
Paloma Elsesser
Quannah Chasinghorse
Independent British Brand
Recognises a British designer who, while running an independent business over the last 12 months, has had a notable impact on the industry by optimising what creativity and innovation really mean.
Bianca Saunders
Erdem
JW Anderson
Molly Goddard
Wales Bonner
BFC Foundation Award
Recognises an emerging designer, from those receiving support from the BFC Foundation in this year, who over the last 12 months has had a major creative impact on global fashion. This includes the NEWGEN recipients, the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund winner and shortlist, the BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fun winner and shortlist and the BFC Fashion Trust recipients.
Ahluwalia
Chopova Lowena
Nensi Dojaka
S.S. DALEY
Wales Bonner
The Fashion Awards 2022 take place Monday December 5, 2022.
