They said/We said: This year’s British Fashion Council award nominations are out, including Erdem, Victoria Beckham, and Kate Middleton faves
The British Fashion Council just released the nominations for this year’s awards and surprise, surprise Kate Middleton favourites Sarah Burton and Erdem (yay!) are up for the Designer of the Year award alongside the always-thrilling Christopher Kane.
Other big nominations include Victoria Beckham for Designer Brand of the Year, even after last year’s controversy started by industry veterans over her nomination in the same category. (But, hey, she can sing, dance, and be pregnant in heels, so that’s got to count for something, right?) This time around, she’s up against Burberry, Stella McCartney, and Tom Ford. (In the case of Ford, apparently living part-time in London makes you a British designer?)
In the Model of the Year category, rockstar and supermodel offspring Georgia May Jagger will battle it out with Chanel muses Stella Tennant and Kristen McMenamy. Meanwhile, we’ve got a soft spot for all nominees in the Emerging Talent category. How can you choose between Mary Katrantzou, J.W. Anderson, and Peter Pilotto? The winners will be announced at a ceremony on November 28.
THEY SAID….
Harold Tillman: This year’s nominees demonstrate the breadth and creativity London has to offer. The fashion brands and designers that are based here set the trends across the globe – the latest of which will be shown on the catwalk from Friday September 16 when the international fashion crowd will descend upon London for the start of Fashion Week.” [Vogue UK]
Fashionista: “With all the attention the U.K. has been getting lately for that stylish princess of theirs and being dubbed the “new fashion capital,” British fashion is definitely more relevant than ever this year.” [Fashionista]
The Cut: “When Victoria Beckham received a “Designer Brand of the Year” nomination for last year’s British Fashion Awards, industry veterans got huffy that such a relative newcomer ― and a celebrity designer at that ― be put in the same category as titans like Burberry, Mulberry, and Pringle of Scotland. Mulberry won in the end, but Victoria Beckham is back in the nominee pool this year for the same category, this time competing against Stella McCartney, Tom Ford, and Burberry again.” [NY Mag]
WE SAID…
Caitlin Moneta, assistant fashion editor: “I’m bursting with pride that a Canadian designer made the list!”
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The British Fashion Council just released the nominations for this year’s awards and surprise, surprise Kate Middleton favourites Sarah Burton and Erdem (yay!) are up for the Designer of the Year award alongside the always-thrilling Christopher Kane.
Other big nominations include Victoria Beckham for Designer Brand of the Year, even after last year’s controversy started by industry veterans over her nomination in the same category. (But, hey, she can sing, dance, and be pregnant in heels, so that’s got to count for something, right?) This time around, she’s up against Burberry, Stella McCartney, and Tom Ford. (In the case of Ford, apparently living part-time in London makes you a British designer?)
In the Model of the Year category, rockstar and supermodel offspring Georgia May Jagger will battle it out with Chanel muses Stella Tennant and Kristen McMenamy. Meanwhile, we’ve got a soft spot for all nominees in the Emerging Talent category. How can you choose between Mary Katrantzou, J.W. Anderson, and Peter Pilotto? The winners will be announced at a ceremony on November 28.
THEY SAID....
Harold Tillman: This year's nominees demonstrate the breadth and creativity London has to offer. The fashion brands and designers that are based here set the trends across the globe - the latest of which will be shown on the catwalk from Friday September 16 when the international fashion crowd will descend upon London for the start of Fashion Week." [Vogue UK]
Fashionista: “With all the attention the U.K. has been getting lately for that stylish princess of theirs and being dubbed the “new fashion capital,” British fashion is definitely more relevant than ever this year.” [Fashionista]
The Cut: “When Victoria Beckham received a "Designer Brand of the Year" nomination for last year's British Fashion Awards, industry veterans got huffy that such a relative newcomer ― and a celebrity designer at that ― be put in the same category as titans like Burberry, Mulberry, and Pringle of Scotland. Mulberry won in the end, but Victoria Beckham is back in the nominee pool this year for the same category, this time competing against Stella McCartney, Tom Ford, and Burberry again.” [NY Mag]
WE SAID...
Caitlin Moneta, assistant fashion editor: "I’m bursting with pride that a Canadian designer made the list!"){kind=link}