And the Nominees Are...

Here are the nominees for this year's CFDA Awards. Seeing as some major fashion bloggers can cast their nominations now (WHAT??!), I thought I might weigh in on the subject. My votes are in bold below. Who would you vote for?

WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Marc Jacobs
Donna Karan
Alexander Wang

MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Michael Bastian
Tom Ford
David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone

ACCESSORY DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Alexis Bittar
Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough for Proenza Schouler
Marc Jacobs

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR WOMENSWEAR
Joseph Altuzarra
Prabal Gurung
Jason Wu

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR MENSWEAR
Richard Chai
Patrik Ervell
Simon Spurr

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR ACCESSORY DESIGN
Eddie Borgo
Dana Lorenz
Alexander Wang

Apart from the awards, this year the CFDA recognizes the following individuals for their outstanding contributions to the fashion industry.

GEOFFREY BEENE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Michael Kors

INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Christopher Bailey for Burberry

EUGENIA SHEPPARD AWARD
Kim Hastreiter, Paper Magazine

ELEANOR LAMBERT AWARD
Tonne Goodman, Vogue

FASHION ICON AWARD
Iman

SPECIAL TRIBUTE AWARD
Alexander McQueen

If you have no idea what I am talking about, I absolutely recommend the documentary "SEAMLESS." It is an excellent film that follows four of my favorite (at the time emerging) emerging designers who are nominated for their fresh talent by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.




- jerome