3/16/09

CFDA Nominees for 2009 Awards ...

The 2009 CFDA Award Nominations are in. Ceremony is scheduled for June 15th. (The equiv of getting the fashion Oscar) 




Womenswear Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez and Rodarte's Kate & Laura Mulleavy 

Menswear Designer of the Year
Calvin Klein; Italo Zuccheli 
Band of Outsiders; Michael Bastian and Scott Sternberg

Accessory Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs
Vera Wang
Proenza Schouler; Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez 

Swarovski Award for Womenswear for Emerging Talent
Thakoon Panichgul
Jason Wu

Swarovski Award for Menswear for Emerging Talent
Patrick Ervell
Robert Geller 

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design for Emerging Talent 
Albertus Q. Swanepoel
Alejandro Ingelmo

The CFDA will also be honoring the First Lady Michelle Obama due to her stylish marks on the fashion industry and support of new and young designers.  

International Award will go to Marc Jacobs for his work at Louis Vuitton.   

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Anna Sui.  

And my two favorite awards of the evening is always the Eugenia Sheppard Award, which will be given to Women's Wear Daily editor-in-chief Edward Nardoza.  The Eleanor Lambert Award will be presented to Jim Moore, creative director of GQ Magazine. 

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