The 2016 CFDA Fashion Award Nominations Announced!
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Last night CFDA Chairman Diane von Furstenberg and Nadja Swarovski announced the CFDA Fashion Award nominations at an exclusive event at the New Museum!
We are happy to see that the Board of Directors Tribute will be posthumously presented to David Bowie. The rest of the nominees and honorees are:
Womenswear Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs
Proenza Schouler: Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez
Altuzarra: Joseph Altuzarra
Rodarte: Kate and Laura Mulleavy
The Row: Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen
Menswear Designer of the Year
Public School: Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne
Rag & Bone: David Neville and Marcus Wainwright
Todd Snyder
Tim Coppens
Thom Browne
Accessories Designer of the Year
Irene Neuwirth
The Row: Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen
Altuzarra: Joseph Altuzarra
Mansur Gavriel: Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel
Proenza Schouler: Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez
Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Monse: Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia
Brandon Maxwell
Ryan Roche
Swarovski Award for Menswear
Orley: Alex Orley, Matthew Orley, Samantha Orley
John Elliott
Gypsy Sport: Rio Uribe
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Brother Vellies: Aurora James
Gigi Burris
Paul Andrew
Imran Amed, Editor in Chief of The Business of Fashion, will be receiving the Media Award in Honour of Eugenia Sheppard; Norma Kamali will be honoured with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award; The International Award goes to Gucci: Alessandro Michele; and Donna Karan will be presented with the Founder’s Award in Honour of Eleanor Lambert.
The CFDA Fashion Awards, in collaboration with Swarovski, will be handed out on June 6 in New York City. Who do you think will win?
