The Woolmark Company has announced the judging panel for the International Woolmark Prize British Isles Regional Final on July 3 in London. Pooling together esteemed voices from UK publishing, fashion design and retail sectors, the panel will decide which of the nominated designers will go through to the global final for the menswear and womenswear categories. The 2015/16 International Woolmark Prize sees the competition extend with the addition of the British Isles as a sixth region. The British Isles regional final judging panel includes: Roland Mouret, Designer; Jason Basmajian, Creative Director of Gieves & Hawkes; Dylan Jones, Editor of GQ magazine; Sophia Neophitou, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of 10 Magazine; Anita Barr, Group Fashion Buying Director at Harvey Nichols; Simon Chilvers, Men’s Style Director at Matchesfashion.com; and Stuart McCullough, Managing Director of The Woolmark Company. Fashion commentator Colin McDowell will take on the role of mentor for the 10 nominees. The British Isles nominees for the 2015/16 International Woolmark Prize are: Menswear – A. SAUVAGE, Agi & Sam, Craig Green, Kit Neale and LEE ROACH; and Womenswear – FYODOR GOLAN, J. JS LEE, Phoebe English, Teatum Jones and Thomas Tait.

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