First nominees for the British Fashion Awards 2025

The British Fashion Council has announced the first nominees for the British Fashion Awards 2025. Every December, London becomes a stage for recognition and symbolic power. The gala also serves as a funding platform for the BFC Foundation, which allocates resources to education, scholarships and business mentoring in the industry.

Jonathan Anderson appears among the most prominent nominations. He competes for Designer of the Year with JW Anderson and his new role at Dior. Facing him are Glenn Martens, Martine Rose, Miuccia Prada, Rick Owens and Willy Chavarria. All have been selected for collections that marked a transformative pulse in the system.

In the British womenswear category, Simone Rocha —winner in 2024— shares a nomination with Knwls, Chopova Lowena, Erdem and Sarah Burton. The latter is beginning a new chapter at Givenchy. In the menswear category, the candidates are Grace Wales Bonner, Craig Green, Labrum London, Kiko Kostadinov, Nicholas Daley and Stefan Cooke. This group reflects the current strength of British menswear.

The Vanguard Award recognises a new generation working from languages of rupture. The nominees are Aaron Esh, Dilara Fındıkoğlu, Feben, Steve O Smith, Tolu Coker and Torishéju Dumi. All of them push traditional boundaries and gain space in the global imagination.

The list of nominees for the British Fashion Awards 2025 was defined by critics, editors and buyers. It will now move to a vote by leading members of the industry. The results will be announced in December at the Royal Albert Hall. On that day, the Outstanding Achievement Award will also be presented to Italian designer Brunello Cucinelli, recognised for uniting luxury, design and business responsibility.