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British Fashion Awards 2015: Nominees announced

The nominees for the 2015 British Fashion Awards have today been announced.

Thursday 15 October 2015 11:54 BST

The nominees for the annual British Fashion Awards have this morning be announced with all the usual suspects present.

The awards ceremony celebrates the very best in British fashion - from designers and brands to models and campaigns.

Christopher Kane, J.W. Anderson and Victoria Beckham are nominated for Womenswear Designer of the year, while Alexander McQueen, Anya Hindmarch, Burberry and Stella McCartney will battle it out for Brand of the Year.

The hotly contested Model of the Year category includes Georgia May Jagger, Jourdan Dunn and Malaika Firth.

Molly Goddard gets her first nomination alongside Faustine Steinmetz and Thomas Tait for the Emerging Womenswear Designer category.

British Fashion Awards: British Designer of the Year throughout the years

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2012 and 2007: Stella McCartney has been awarded the British Designer of the year twice. Last year she also won Designer Brand of the Year

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2011: After designing the Duchess of Cambridge's dress for the Royal Wedding, Alexander Mcqueen's designer Sarah Burton was awarded British Designer of the Year

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2010 and 2004:The British designer behind Celine is Phoebe Philo, whose been awarded twice as Designer of the Year

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2009 and 2005Chirstopher Bailey is the creative mind behind successful Burberry Prorsum and recently became the British quintessential's label CEO. He has been previous awarded Designer of the Year twice

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2008 Luella Bartley was named British Designer of the Year in 2008. She described her clothes, popular with young celebrities such as Alexa Chung, as 'the kind you can get drunk and fall over in'

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2006 Giles Deacon was named British Designer of the Year

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2003, 2001 and 1997 The one and only Alexander McQueen was awarded not one but three times British Designer of the Year. In 1997 the revolutionary designer was awarded together with John Galliano

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2000 and 1999The British/Turkish fashion designer was behind some of the thrilling fashion happenings of the late 90s. He was awarded British Designer of the Year twice

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1997 and 1987 The controversial designer has been the creative mind behind the French houses of Givenchy, Christian Drios and his own label. He was awarded Designer of the Year twice with a gap of a decade

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1990 The designer that fights the most to keep a green environment, Vivienne Westwood, was awarded British Designer of the Year in 1990. Over a decade later, she still presents successful shows during London Fashion Week

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1986Jasper Conran was warded British Designer of the Year. He started his own label at the young age of 19 and was among the first group to show at London Fashion Week. His timeless contemporary British style stills hits the catwalk

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The 2015 event will be held at the usual venue at the London Coliseum on 23rd November and will be hosted by British comedian Jack Whitehall.

"The annual event is fast becoming one of the highlights of the global fashion calendar. The awards recognise the incredible talent we are so fortunate to work with and celebrates the excellence and creativity within our industry both at home and abroad." Commented Natalie Massenet MBE, Chairman of the BFC.

Full list of nominees:

EMERGING WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER

Faustine Steinmetz

Molly Goddard

Thomas Tait

EMERGING MENSWEAR DESIGNER

Astrid Andersen

Grace Wales Bonner

Mr Hare

EMERGING ACCESSORY DESIGNER

Charlotte Simone

Fernando Jorge

Jordan Askill

NEW ESTABLISHMENT DESIGNER

Craig Green

Emilia Wickstead

Mary Katrantzou

ESTABLISHMENT DESIGNER

Erdem

Margaret Howell

Paul Smith

WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER

Christopher Kane

J.W. Anderson

Victoria Beckham

MENSWEAR DESIGNER

E. Tautz

J.W. Anderson

Tom Ford

ACCESSORY DESIGNER

Charlotte Olympia

Sophia Webster

Tabitha Simmons

RED CARPET

Christopher Kane

Erdem

Roksanda

Tom Ford

BRAND

Alexander McQueen

Anya Hindmarch

Burberry

Stella McCartney

MODEL

Georgia May Jagger

Jourdan Dunn

Malaika Firth

CREATIVE CAMPAIGN

Burberry

Céline

Givenchy

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