J-Dubs, Martine and Willy are battling for fashion’s crown

With the industry’s leading designers readying themselves for the upcoming fashion weeks, the British Fashion Council have just upped the ante by dropping nominations for this Year’s Fashion Awards. As expected, the Designer of the Year category is anyone’s to lose, with Martine Rose, Willy Chavarria and Dior’s Jonathan Anderson facing-off against Miuccia Prada, Rick Owens and Glenn Martens for Diesel and Maison Margiela. The award “recognises a British or international designer whose innovative collections have made a notable impact on the industry”, and since all six nominees fit that bill, it’s set to be one of the tightest races yet.

The ceremony is due to take place on Monday, December 1 at The Royal Albert Hall in London, while the list of nominees was decided back in July by a jury that included the BFC’s new CEO Laura Weir, Dazed MENA editor-in-chief Ahmad Swaid and Dazed’s fashion features director Emma Davidson.

Also on the list of nominees, recent LVMH Savoir-Faire Prize winner Torishéju Dumi goes up against Aaron Esh, Dilara Fındıkoğlu and Tolu Coker for the Vanguard award that “recognises a designer at the forefront of a new wave in British fashion”. Elsewhere, Simone Rocha, Sarah Burton, Grace Wales Bonner and Chopova Lowena also feature in the nominations.

Scroll down to see the entire list of nominees for the 2025 Fashion Awards

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Glenn Martens for Diesel and Maison Margiela

Jonathan Anderson for DIOR and JW Anderson

Martine Rose for Martine Rose

Miuccia Prada for Miu Miu

Rick Owens for Rick Owens

Willy Chavarria for Willy Chavarria

BRITISH WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault for KNWLS

Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena for Chopova Lowena

Erdem Moralıoğlu for ERDEM

Sarah Burton for Givenchy

Simone Rocha for Simone Rocha

BRITISH MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Craig Green for Craig Green

Foday Dumbuya for LABRUM London

Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner

Kiko Kostadinov for KIKO KOSTADINOV

Nicholas Daley for Nicholas Daley

Stefan Cooke and Jake Burt for STEFAN COOKE

VANGUARD

Aaron Esh for AARON ESH

Dilara Fındıkoğlu for Dilara Fındıkoğlu

Feben for FEBEN

Steve O Smith for Steve O Smith

Tolu Coker for TOLU COKER

Torishéju Dumi for TORISHÉJU