2014 Scottish Fashion Awards: The Nominees For Scottish Fashion Icon Are…

Mary Charteris and Pam Hogg at the 2013 Scottish Fashion Awards [Getty]

UPDATE: We've already been given a heads up on the nominees for ‘Scotland’s Fashion Oscars’ and now the shortlist for the ‘Scottish Fashion Icon’ award at this year's event has been revealed. Drum roll please...

2014 FASHION ICON NOMINEES

This award is the only one polled by the general public and will be presented at the 9th annual Scottish Fashion Awards on 1st September. The magnificent Victorian ballroom will provide the back drop to the black tie Scottish Banquet and awards ceremony and play host to Scotland’s finest designers, textile manufacturers, supermodels and fashion players. 'It’s a bit of fun, saluting our nations style icons at what is otherwise a very serious event to honour our nations biggest industry players,' Tessa Hartmann, founder and producer of the event, said of the award.

Cast your votes now, folks. Just visit www.scottishfashionawards.com and click on the Fashion Icon section.

09 July 2014: The Nominees Have Been Revealed

The Scottish Fashion Awards have announced today an impressive list of nominees and honourees for the 9th annual fashion extravaganza, which will take place in London on 1st September 2014. The event will be co-hosted by The Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael MP as well as awards founder Dr Tessa Hartmann and, most excitingly, Grazia's very own editor-in-chief, Jane Bruton, is among the judges.

The swanky awards do will be hosted by the gwageous Laura Whitmore and will be followed by a glam Scottish banquet - bring on the haggis! Supermodels, industry insiders and major fashion players from around the world will arrive to celebrate the best of Scottish fashion and design talent.

So who are the nominees? Well, big-hitters including Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane and Holly Fulton are up for awards as well as textile leaders like Dhu, Brora and Queene & Belle. There are a host of young creatives shaping Scotland’s fashionable future too - we're talking Deetz, Hayley Scanlan and Rachel McMillan. The ‘International Designer of the Year’ pays tribute to the best use of a Scottish fabric or Scottish inspired/influenced collection, with Simone Rocha, Marc By Marc Jacobs, Mulberry, Maison Martin Margiela and Vivienne Westwood being nominated.

For the first time, the event has acknowledged ‘Luxury Retailers’ who are operating in the Scottish market place including Tommy Hilfiger, Burberry, Harvey Nichols, Louis Vuitton and Emporio Armani. But surely one of the most hotly contested categories is Scottish Model of the Year 2014 and with Jean Campbell, Paul Carrigan, Christopher Millington, Mary Charteris, Terri McGlone and Helena McKelvie all up for the gong, the tension is ON.

Helena McKelvie, Mulberry and Mary Charteris are all up for awards [Instagram]

'These awards are now recognised around the world as the benchmark of success within the global fashion community and are without a doubt the most high profile showcase of Scottish fashion, design and textile talent in the country,' said Secretary of State for Scotland, Alistair Carmichael. 'They are respected around the world and judged by a panel of renowned and esteemed international industry figures and they provide an invaluable platform for emerging Scottish talent, textile manufacturers, and fashion's future leaders.'

The finalists will be judged by an exclusive panel consisting of insiders from the world’s leading fashion houses, the most renowned publications (including yours truly) and leading figures in style with winners announced at the glittering awards ceremony at 8 Northumberland. Scroll down to see the prestigious panel of judges in full...

Rankin – Photographer

Jane Bruton – Editor in Chief, Grazia

Colin McDowell MBE – Journalist & Author

Justine Picardie – Editor-in-Chief, Harpers Bazaar

Eric Musgrave – Editorial Director, Drapers

Trish Halpin – Editor-in-Chief, Marie Claire

Claudia Croft – Deputy Editor / Head of Fashion The Sunday Times

Sara Maino – Senior Editor / Head of New Talent Vogue Italia

Penny Martin – Editor in Chief The Gentlewomen

Hilary Alexander

Brigitte Stepputtis – Head of Couture Vivienne Westwood

Lauretta Roberts - Founder & Director WGSN Global Fashion Awards

Sarah Penny – Editor Fashion Monitor

Sacha Mascolo Tarbuck - Global Creative Directory Toni & Guy

Professor Wendy Dagworthy – Dean of School of Fashion Menswear/Womenswear Royal College of Art

Robb Young – Fashion journalist & consultant

Dr. Tessa Hartmann Founder - Scottish Fashion Awards & consultant

And the nominees are...

SCOTTISH YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Deetz

Mairi McDonald

Hayley Scanlan

Saunt & Sinner

Rachel McMillan

SCOTTISH TEXTILE DESIGNER / BRAND OF THE YEAR

Dhu

ten30

Begg & Co

Brora

Queene and Belle

SCOTTISH RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Abandon Ship Apparel

Jane Davidson

Maggie’s Farm Boutique

Fat Buddah Store

SCOTTISH COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR

Soki Mak, Freelance Creative Director & Fashion Stylist

Lindsay MacPherson, Fashion Features Editor, Harrods Magazine

Avril Mair, Fashion Director, Harper’s Bazaar UK and Town & Country

Sara McCorquodale, Editor, MyDaily

Ann Russell, Freelance Writer and Fashion Stylist, Frock Trade

Howard McLaren, Hair Stylist / Founder R+Co, (former Senior Artistic Director at Bumble & Bumble).

SCOTTISH ACCESSORY DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Christian MacLeod (Accessory designer)

Jane Gowans (Jeweller)

William Chambers Millinery

Tens (Sunglasses)

Karen Morrison (Jeweller)

Karen Mabon (Accessory designer)

SCOTTISH FASHION GRADUATE OF THE YEAR

Barbra Kolasinski, London College of Fashion (University of the Arts London)

Dan W J Prasad, Royal College of Art

Letty Bishop, Grays School of Art

Rebecca Peattie, Nottingham Trent University

Kirsty Frew, Edinburgh College of Art

Colleen Leitch, Edinburgh College of Art

INTERNATIONAL DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (Scottish inspired/influenced or textiles sourced from Scotland)

Simone Rocha

Vivienne Westwood

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Maison Martin Margiela

Mulberry

SCOTTISH MODEL OF THE YEAR

Helena McKelvie, TESS Management London

Christopher Millington, The Model Team/RED Models New York

Terri McGlone, Storm

Paul Carrigan, The Model Team/Storm

Jean Campbell, Viva London

Mary Charteris, Premier Model Management

SCOTTISH EXPORTER OF THE YEAR

Common People

Mackintosh

ERIBÉ

Barrie Knitwear

LUXURY RETAILER (International brands operating in Scotland)

Tommy Hilfiger, Edinburgh

Harvey Nichols Edinburgh

Burberry, Edinburgh

Emporio Armani, Glasgow

Louis Vuitton, Edinburgh

SCOTTISH DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Holly Fulton

Christopher Kane

Jonathan Saunders

As if that wasn't enough, a series of special awards including the ‘Hall of Fame, ‘Fashion Ambassador’, ‘Fashion Icon’ and ‘Founders Award’ will be revealed in September at the ceremony in London. Tartan at the ready, people!