Photography Lucie RoxFashionNewsSamuel Ross, RiRi and Raf nominated for Fashion AwardsThe nominations for this year’s British Fashion Council ceremony are inShareLink copied ✔️October 23, 2017FashionNewsTextDominic Cadogan Since rebranding last year to become the Fashion Awards, the British Fashion Council’s annual awards ceremony has gone in a more international direction – just check last year’s impressive guest list that included Marilyn Manson, Lady Gaga and Jaden Smith. That doesn’t mean that British talent isn’t at the centre of the night though. Today, the nominees for the 2017 event – sponsored by Swarovski – have been announced. While the British design giants you would expect to see – Alexander McQueen, Burberry etc – are still present, the nominations also celebrate young talents like Matty Bovan, Charles Jeffrey and Samuel Ross of A-COLD-WALL*. Elsewhere, Grace Wales Bonner and Martine Rose are both up for British Menswear Designer of the Year alongside last year’s winner Craig Green. Raf Simons is nominated for Designer of the Year, with competition from Maria Grazia Chiuri and Phoebe Philo. The Belgian designer already won both the top menswear and womenswear prizes at last year’s CFDA Awards but this is his first nomination from the BFC since taking over the helm at Calvin Klein. The Urban Luxe Brand Award returns for the second year running and this time includes RiRi’s Fenty Puma alongside Gosha Rubchinskiy, Vetements and Off-White. Here’s to hoping the Bajan babe rides into the event on a motorbike like at the finale of her SS18 show – a feat that could only be made more iconic if she gets Adwoa Aboah involved, who is nominated again for Model of the Year. All of the winners will be announced at the Royal Albert Hall on December 4 to a small and intimate crowd of 4,000 industry guests so keep an eye out for more then. See the full list of nominees below. British Emerging Talent – MenswearBen Cottrell and Matthew Dainty for CottweilerCharles Jeffrey for Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOYHenry Holland for House of HollandPhoebe English for Phoebe English MANSamuel Ross for A-COLD-WALL* British Emerging Talent – WomenswearFaustine Steinmetz for Faustine SteinmetzMatty Bovan for Matty BovanMichael Halpern for HalpernNatalia Alaverdian for A.W.A.K.ERejina Pyo for Rejina Pyo Business LeaderAdrian Joffe for Dover Street MarketGuram Gvasalia for VetementsJosé Neves for FarfetchMarco Bizzarri for GucciRuth & Tom Chapman for Matchesfashion.com Model of the YearAdwoa AboahBella HadidGigi HadidKaia GerberWinnie Harlow Urban Luxe BrandFENTY PUMA by RihannaGosha RubchinskiyOff-WhiteSupremeVetements Accessories Designer of the YearAlessandro Michele for GucciAnthony Vaccarello for Saint LaurentDemna Gvasalia for BalenciagaJonathan Anderson for LoeweStuart Vevers for Coach British Designer of the Year – MenswearChristopher Bailey MBE for BurberryCraig Green for Craig GreenGrace Wales Bonner for WALES BONNERJonathan Anderson for JW AndersonMartine Rose for Martine Rose British Designer of the Year – WomenswearChristopher Kane for Christopher KaneErdem Moralioglu for ErdemJonathan Anderson for JW AndersonRoksanda Ilincic for RoksandaSarah Burton OBE for Alexander McQueen Designer of the YearAlessandro Michele for GucciJonathan Anderson for LoeweMaria Grazia Chiuri for DiorPhoebe Philo for CélineRaf Simons for Calvin Klein Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORERevisiting Bjork’s massive fashion archive in the pages of DazedWelcome to Sophia Stel’s PalaceJake Zhang is forging fashion avatars for a post-physical worldThis New York designer wants you to rethink the value of hard workGo behind-the-scenes at Dev Hynes’ first Valentino campaignHow Jane Birkin became fashion’s most complicated iconLudovic de Saint Sernin answers the dA-Zed quiz Lily Allen was out for revenge at 16Arlington’s It-girl conventionJil Sander gets cosy with MonclerExploring the parallel lives of Vivienne Westwood and cult manga NANAHaider Ackermann throws it down with Willie Nelson for Canada GooseBrontez Purnell on the rise of Telfar Clemens