The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
The British Fashion Council named Sarah Burton, Daniel Lee, Jonathan Anderson, Matthieu Blazy and design duo Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons as nominees for its prestigious Designer of the Year award Thursday.
It also announced the shortlist for its BFC Foundation Award, which recognises a designer who has a major impact on global fashion over the course of the year. This year’s award will celebrate the BFC’s Newgen initiative for emerging designers, with Aaron Esh, Chet Lo, Conner Ives, Paolo Carzana and Sinéad O’Dwyer up for the prize.
The winners will be named at The Fashion Awards on Dec. 4.
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