british fashion awards 2013LONDON, Oct 29, 2013/ — Scheduled to be held at the London Coliseum on Monday 2nd December, the 2013 British Fashion Awards heats up with the announcement of this year’s nominees by the British Fashion Council (BFC).

Leading the nominations are Christopher Kane, Phoebe Philo (Céline), Sarah Burton (Alexander McQueen) for Womenswear Designer of the Year and Christopher Bailey (Burberry), Kim Jones (Louis Vuitton), Tom Ford for Menswear Designer of the Year.

To recognise the ever growing globalisation of the fashion industry the British Fashion Awards 2013 has added an International Designer of the Year category to celebrate an influential international designer making waves on the global fashion scene.

Inaugural nominees are Marc Jacobs, Miuccia Prada (Prada), Raf Simons (Dior)

This year, the British Fashion Council (BFC) approached over 300 members of the fashion industry, including international retailers and key opinion formers to vote for this year’s accolades.

Established in 1989, the British Fashion Awards celebrates the contributions of British designers, creatives, models and style icons that are renowned for their ability to set the global fashion agenda.

The nominees for the 2013 British Fashion Awards are:

EMERGING TALENT AWARD – WOMENSWEAR
An innovative and directional designer who is emerging as an influential force in British womenswear.

Nominees: Marques’Almeida, Simone Rocha, Thomas Tait

EMERGING TALENT AWARD – MENSWEAR
An innovative and directional designer who is emerging as an influential force in British menswear.

Nominees: Agi & Sam, Christopher Shannon, Craig Green

EMERGING TALENT AWARD – ACCESSORIES
An innovative and directional designer who is emerging as an influential force in British accessory design.

Nominees: Dominic Jones, Mr Hare, Sophia Webster

ACCESSORY DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
A leading British designer of shoes, jewellery, millinery or other accessories within the past year.

Nominees: Anya Hindmarch, Charlotte Olympia, Nicholas Kirkwood

RED CARPET AWARD
Gives recognition to a British designer who is creating global awareness of their designs in the media.

Nominees: Antonio Berardi, Erdem, Victoria Beckham

MODEL OF THE YEAR AWARD (UNISEX)
A British model who has contributed most to the international fashion scene in the past year.

Nominees: Cara Delevingne, Edie Campbell, Sam Rollinson

BRAND OF THE YEAR
A leading British based designer brand that has excelled and made an impact on the international stage over the past year with multiple stores, integrated manufacturing, dynamic campaigns and an e-commerce platform.

Nominees: Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Victoria Beckham

INTERNATIONAL DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Recognising a non-British internationally acclaimed, leading designer who has directed the shape of
fashion in the past year both in the UK and internationally.

Nominees: Marc Jacobs, Miuccia Prada (Prada), Raf Simons (Dior)

NEW ESTABLISHMENT AWARD
The New Establishment Award recognises a British womenswear, menswear or accessory designer that is taking the industry by storm.

Nominees: J.W. Anderson, Mary Katrantzou, Peter Pilotto

MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
A leading British designer of ready-to-wear or bespoke tailoring who has been instrumental in enhancing
men’s fashion in the past year.

Nominees: Christopher Bailey (Burberry), Kim Jones (Louis Vuitton), Tom Ford

WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
A leading British designer of ready-to-wear who has been instrumental in enhancing women’s fashion in the past year.

Nominees: Christopher Kane, Phoebe Philo (Céline), Sarah Burton (Alexander McQueen)

In addition, the British Fashion Awards will celebrate the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator, which
recognises a British stylist, make-up artist, photographer, art director or producer whose creativity has been a major inspiration and influence in the past year; the BFC Outstanding Achievement Award, which
recognises someone whose work has had an exceptional impact on global fashion; and new to this year’s ceremony, the Best Creative Campaign Award which recognises the creativity behind the most innovative and dynamic piece of advertising in the past year. Winners for these awards are selected by the BFC press committee.

This year’s awards will also recognise today’s most influential British style icon, as voted for by the public through the British Style Award, brought to you by Vodafone.

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