BFC Fashion Awards 2019 Announces Emerging British Talent, This Year's Best Brands & More

The British Fashion Council has announced its nominees for the Fashion Awards 2019 across all categories, spanning everything from British Designer of the Year to British Emerging Talent for both menswear and womenswear.

In consideration for brand of the year includes the likes of Gucci, Prada and Jacquemus. Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele is also being touted for Accessories Designer of the Year and Designer of the Year, with Simon Porte Jacquemus, Kim Jones and J.W. Anderson for Loewe also competing for the latter.

Others such as Craig Green, Kim Jones, Martine Rose and Riccardo Tisci are up for British Designer of the Year Menswear. The Fashion Awards 2019 enlisted 2,500 key members of the fashion industry to put forward their nominations, which results in five brands and names in each category becoming shortlisted for their respective awards. The BFC also celebrates 100 of the most innovative and inspiring young creative talent from around the world as part of the NEW WAVE: Creatives initiative, which spans every medium from creative direction to set design and digital influencers.

Through the BFC’s fundraising initiatives — such as the Fashion Awards 2019 and other charitable events — money is raised to support education, business and mentoring schemes that work with talent ranging from aspiring students to emerging designers, fashion start-ups and established brands. In keeping with its affirmation for young designers, the Fashion Awards 2019 also highlights the likes of Ben Cottrell and Matthew Dainty for Cottweiler, Kiko Kostadinov for his eponymous label, Sofia Prantera for Aries and Bethany Williams — also for her namesake brand — for the British Emerging Talent Menswear award.

Winners of each category will be announced at The Fashion Awards 2019 on December 2. A full list of awards and nominees can be found below.

In other news, Gucci is set to return to Milan Fashion Week Men’s FW20.

Accessories Designer of the Year

Alessandro Michele for Gucci
Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta
Jonathan Anderson for Loewe
Kim Jones for Dior Men
Simon Porte Jacquemus for Jacquemus 

Brand of the Year

Bottega Veneta
Gucci
Jacquemus
Loewe
Prada

British Designer of the Year Menswear

Craig Green for Craig Green
Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner
Kim Jones for Dior Men
Martine Rose for Martine Rose
Riccardo Tisci for Burberry

British Designer of the Year Womenswear

Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta
John Galliano for Maison Margiela
Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson & Loewe
Richard Quinn for Richard Quinn
Simone Rocha for Simone Rocha

British Emerging Talent Menswear

Ben Cottrell and Matthew Dainty for Cottweiler
Bethany Williams for Bethany Williams
Kiko Kostadinov for Kiko Kostadinov
Phoebe English for Phoebe English
Sofia Prantera for Aries

British Emerging Talent Womenswear

Laura and Deanna Fanning for Kiko Kostadinov
Matty Bovan for Matty Bovan
Phoebe English for Phoebe English
Rejina Pyo for Rejina Pyo
Rosh Mahtani for Alighieri

Business Leader

Alexandre Arnault for Rimowa
José Neves for Farfetch
Marco Bizzarri for Gucci
Marco Gobbetti for Burberry
Remo Ruffini for Moncler

Designer of the Year

Alessandro Michele for Gucci
Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta
Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson & Loewe
Kim Jones for Dior Men
Miuccia Prada for Prada

Model of the Year

Adesuwa Aighewi
Adut Akech
Adwoa Aboah
Kaia Gerber
Winnie Harlow

Urban Luxe

Alyx
Fenty
Marine Serre
Martine Rose
Moncler Genius