Fashion Awards 2025: The Nominees Are In

Award season is in full swing – and it’s not just film and TV taking up the spotlight. One of the biggest nights in the fashion industry takes place in London this December, as the British Fashion Council launches the 2025 edition of the Fashion Awards. Here’s everything you need to know – from this year’s host and list of nominees to ticketing and red carpet details.

The Fashion Awards 2025

What Is The Fashion Awards?

The Fashion Awards, otherwise known as TFA, is an award show organised by the British Fashion Council every year to showcase a global community of fashion creativity in London. The awards spotlight and support the next generation of creative talent across menswear, womenswear and modelling. This is also the primary fundraiser for the BFC Foundation, which focuses on providing education, grants and business mentoring to young brands.

The Fashion Awards 2024 (c) Lily Craigen

Who Are The Nominees?

This year’s awards are spread across five major categories, alongside two special awards. The 2025 nominees for the Fashion Awards are:

Designer Of The Year

This award ‘recognises a British or international designer whose innovative collections and campaigns over the last year have made a notable impact on the industry, defining the shape of global fashion,’ notes the BFC. Nominees are recognised for creative excellence, outstanding collections and innovation.

• Martine Rose for Martine Rose
• Willy Chavarria for Willy Chavarria
• Glenn Martens for Diesel & Maison Margiella
• Jonathan Anderson for Dior & JW Anderson
• Miuccia Prada for MIU MIU
• Rick Owens for Rick Owens

British Womenswear Designer Of The Year

The BFC flags this award as one that ‘recognises a leading British womenswear designer or business who has consistently made a global impact with their innovative and creative designs, shaping the burgeoning international womenswear landscape.’

• Erdem Moralioğlu for ERDEM
• Simone Rocha for Simone Rocha
• Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena-Irons for Chopova Lowena
• Sarah Burton for Givenchy
• Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault for KNWLS

British Menswear Designer Of The Year

And now for the biggest names in menswear: ‘This award recognises a leading British menswear designer or business who has consistently made a global impact with their innovative and creative designs, shaping the burgeoning international menswear landscape.’

• Craig Green for Craig Green
• Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner
• Kiko Kostadinov for Kiko Kostadinov
• Nichola Daley for Nicholas Daley
• Foday Dumbuya for Labrum London
• Stefan Cooke and Jake Burt for Stefan Cooke

The Vanguard Award

One of the newer titles at the Fashion Awards, the Vanguard Award is presented to ‘a designer at the forefront of a new wave in British fashion’, says the BFC. ‘The recipient will have demonstrated visionary creativity, cultural leadership and global influence, helping to shape the future of fashion.’

• Aaron Esh for Aaron Esh
• Dilara Findikoğlu for Dilara Findikoğlu
• Feben for Feben
• Steve O Smith for Steve O Smith
• Tolu Coker for Tolu Coker
• Torishéju Dumi for Torishéju Dumi

Model Of The Year

Announced ahead of the awards ceremony, renowned supermodel Anok Yai takes this year’s Model of the Year title. As is tradition, the recipient of the award was chosen by a panel of key industry experts – including Anita Bitton, Aston Em, Campbell Addy, Carlos Nazario, Emma Matell, Julia Sarr-Jamois, Kacion Mayers, Pat Boguslawski, Rosie Vogel and Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou – who judged the winner based on their global impact over the last 12 months.

Speaking on her win, Yai said: ‘Being named Model of the Year is such an honour. My journey – from Egypt to South Sudan to the U.S. is one of resilience and community. This recognition is for everyone who’s ever seen their story in mine. Thank you for celebrating us.’

Special Recognition Award & Outstanding Achievement Award

The winners have already been announced for these two special awards. French businesswoman and Dior CEO Delphine Arnault takes the 2025 Special Recognition Award for outstanding contributions to the fashion industry, while Italian designer Brunello Cucinelli scoops up this year’s Outstanding Achievement Award which celebrates an individual who has constantly shaped and reshaped the fashion world through their innovation and creativity.

You can check out all the nominees for the 2025 Fashion Awards at fashionawards.com. (For last year’s winners, see here.)

The Fashion Awards 2024 (c) Sarah Ellen Treacher

When & Where Will The 2025 Fashion Awards Be Held?

The Fashion Awards will take place on Monday 1 December 2025, at the Royal Albert Hall.

Who Will Host?

No news yet on who will be stepping into the role of host for 2025, but previous years have seen Maya Jama and Kojey Radical take up the title. The two acted as co-hosts last year, with stylist Law Roach also hosting a Red Carpet LIVE to catch all the A-list arrivals in real time.

Who Attends?

As one of the biggest nights in British fashion, expect plenty of designers to make their mark at the awards show. Alongside them will be fashion industry tastemakers, including a number of celebrities affiliated with the brands and designers nominated on the night.

Previous years have seen the likes of Rihanna, Gillian Anderson, Anne Hathaway, Billie Piper, Gemma Chan and Alexa Chung all take to the red carpet. (Click here for our 2024 highlights, and click here for our 2023 highlights.)

The general public are also welcome to attend the event, and can purchase tickets from the Fashion Awards website.

The Fashion Awards 2024 (c) BFC/Karolina Wielocha

How To Get Tickets For The 2025 Fashion Awards

General public tickets for the 2025 edition of the Fashion Awards are now on sale, and start from £50. fashionawards.com