This week, the finalists for the CFDA Fashion Awards 2010 were announced this week in an exclusive event hosted by Nadja Swarovski and Diane von Furstenberg. All the nominations are very well deserved, but I did notice that there is a distinct lack of female designers. I’m happy that Alexander McQueen will be honoured posthumously for a special award and think that Christopher Bailey really does deserve the International award for his work at Burberry.
Nominees for Womenswear Designer of the Year Award:
Alexander Wang
Marc Jacobs
Donna Karan
Nominees for Menswear Designer of the Year Award:
Michael Bastian
Tom Ford
David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone
Nominees for Accessory Designer of the Year Award:
Alexis Bittar
Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough for Proenza Schouler
Marc Jacobs
Nominatees for the Swarovski Award for Womenswear:
Joseph Altuzarra
Prabal Gurung
Jason Wu
Nominatees for the Swarovski Award for Menswear:
Richard Chai
Patrik Ervell
Simon Spurr
Nominatees for the Swarovski Award for Accessory Design:
Eddie Borgo
Dana Lorenz
Alexander Wang
The Swarovski Award recipients in each category will receive generous financial support from Swarovski as well as exposure to the company’s vast and innovative Swarovski crystal resources.
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award:
Michael Kors
Special Tribute Award:
Alexander McQueen
Eugenia Sheppard Award:
Kim Hastreiter, Paper Magazine
International Award:
Christopher Bailey for Burberry
Fashion Icon Award:
Iman
Eleanor Lambert Award:
Tonne Goodman, Vogue
Where are all the woman designers?
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Ohhhh sad about the lack of women.
Hi there-lots of worthy nominees here! have a great week!
SO many good designers being nominated, it so hard to pick a favorite. I think Donna Karan hasn't got the attention she deserves lately, so maybe I'm on her side on the womenswear league. I hate to spam, but I wanted to tell you that my blog birthday party continues with second giveaway. Come try your luck!juliet xxx