The Fashion Awards nominees announced

The British Fashion Council has announced the nominees for the 2016 Fashion Awards with simultaneous events in London and LA, with Jonathan Anderson dominating proceedings with four nominations for his eponymous J.W. Anderson label and Loewe where he is creative director.

Anderson is up for British Menswear Designer and British Womenswear Designer for his eponymous label, while his creative duties at Loewe have seen him nominated for International Accessories Designer and International Ready-to-Wear Designer.

The Britsh designer is up against stiff competition in the international categories, as Gucci’s Alessandro Michele also received the same nominations. There was also a third nomination for Gucci’s Marco Bizzarri in the International Business Leader category.

The nominations were all voted for by 1,500 key members of the fashion industry, with the voting body representing 41 countries across media, retail, communications and creative disciplines such as photography, art direction, set design and production. Each selected their nominations across nine categories and the five brands/individuals who received the most nominations were shortlisted in each category.

The only winners to be chosen by the British Fashion Council will be the Outstanding Achievement Award and Fashion Icon Award, which will be announced on the night, while the recipients of the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator, Special Recognition Award, and Swarovski Award for Positive Change will be announced ahead of the ceremony, which is set to take place at The Royal Albert Hall on December 5.

In the hotly contested British Womenswear Designer award, Anderson is up against Christopher Kane, Roksanda Ilincic, Simone Rocha and Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton, while the British Menswear Designer accolade will see Anderson taking on Craig Green, Grace Wales Bonner, Tom Ford and Vivienne Westwood.

In the British Brand category, nominees include Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Christopher Kane, Erdem and Stella McCartney, while British Emerging Talent nominees include Alessandra Rich, Charles Jeffrey, Faustine Steinmetz, Molly Goddard, and Self Portrait.

Jonathan Anderson receives four Fashion Awards 2016 nominations

For the international design categories, Gucci’s Alessandro Michele and Loewe’s Anderson are up against Anya Hindmarch, Johnny Coca for Mulberry, and Stuart Vevers for Coach for International Accessories Designer of the year, while in the Ready-to-Wear category the other nominees are Demna Gvasalia for Balenciaga, Donatella Versace for Versace, and Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy.

There are also a number of new categories including International Urban Luxury Brand, which sees Vetements up against Gosha Rubchinskiy, Off-White, Palace, and Adidas. While Gucci’s Marco Bizzarri is nominated alongside Adrian Joffe for Comme des Garçons and Dover Street Market, Christopher Bailey for Burberry, Guram Gvasalia for Vestments and Stefano Sassi for Valentino for International Business Leader.

There is also an award for International Model that sees friends Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner taking on Adwoa Aboah, Bella Hadid, and Lineisy Montero.

British Fashion Council chairman, Dame Natalie Massenet, said: “Huge congratulations to all the Fashion Awards 2016 nominees! It’s an incredible achievement and a very well-deserved recognition for their achievements this year.

“The shortlisted nominees prove the incredible talent we are so fortunate to work with both at home and abroad. This year’s ceremony will be thrilling and I look forward to welcoming all our guests to London and to what has become one of the most-anticipated highlights of the global fashion calendar.”

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Royal Albert Hall in London on December 5.

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