On December 5th 2016 the prestigious Fashion Awards will be held at London’s Royal Albert Hall in front of 4,000 of the world’s arguably most stylish guests.
Formerly known as the British Fashion Awards, this event is the UK’s answer to the glamorous Met Gala held in the States. Recognising fashion achievements and success since 1989, the Fashion Awards are applauded for showcasing the best in British and international fashion talent.
This year proves to be even bigger than ever before, with the newly revamped awards for 2016 reaching talent on a more global scale. As well as the Model of the Year award being renamed International Model, an International Accessories Designer award has been added to the line-up. Urban Luxury Brand is also a new award for 2016, where contemporary brands such as Adidas and Vetements have been nominated.
Unsurprisingly, the award that is grabbing the most media attention at the moment is International Model, where high-flying sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid are fighting for the title alongside their close friend Kendall Jenner. Stiff competition also arises in the faces of Adwoa Aboah from London, and Lineisy Montero from the Dominican Republic.
Last year’s celebrity guests included stand-out names such as: Anna Wintour, David and Victoria Beckham, Lady Gaga, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Naomi Campbell and Olivier Rouesting; we will expect this year to deliver a guest-list of similarly high esteem. The winners of last years’ event included model Jourdan Dunn, who went away with the Model of the Year title, and Karl Lagerfield, who graciously accepted his Outstanding Achievement award.
1,500 people have voted to create the nominations for 2016, all holding various positions within the fashion industry. Look out for names appearing in the British Emerging Talent award, such as Charles Jeffrey, and watch the battle commence for British Brand between top contenders Burberry and Alexander McQueen.
Additionally, this year’s Fashion Awards are raising money for the British Fashion Council’s Education Foundation – a leading charity within the industry that helps to fund education scholarships for promising British talent to attend successful fashion colleges.
The full list of nominations appears as follows:
British Emerging Talent
Alessandra Rich
Charles Jeffrey
Faustine Steinmetz
Molly Goddard
Self Portrait
British Menswear Designer
Craig Green for Craig Green
Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner
Jonathan Anderson for J.W.Anderson
Tom Ford for Tom Ford
Dame Vivienne Westwood for Vivienne Westwood
British Womenswear Designer
Christopher Kane for Christopher Kane
Jonathan Anderson for J.W. Anderson
Roksanda Ilincic for Roksanda
Sarah Burton OBE for Alexander McQueen
Simone Rocha for Simone Rocha
British Brand
Alexander McQueen
Burberry
Christopher Kane
Erdem
Stella McCartney
International Business Leader
Adrian Joffe for Comme des Garcons & Dover Street Market
Christopher Bailey MBE for Burberry
Guram Gvasalia for Vetements
Marco Bizzarri for Gucci
Stefano Sassi for Valentino
International Urban Luxury Brand
Adidas
Gosha Rubchinskiy
Off-White
Palace
Vetements
International Model
Adwoa Aboah
Bella Hadid
Gigi Hadid
Kendall Jenner
Lineisy Montero
International Accessories Designer
Alessandro Michele for Gucci
Anya Hindmarch MBE for Anya Hindmarch
Johnny Coca for Mulberry
Jonathan Anderson for Loewe
Stuart Vevers for Coach
International Ready-To-Wear Designer
Alessandro Michele for Gucci
Demna Gvasalia for Balenciaga
Donatella Versace for Versace
Jonathan Anderson for Loewe
Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy
Daisy Guy
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