A host of models, celebrities, and designers will come together to celebrate 50 years of American fashion at this evening's CFDA Awards.
Industry veterans Tommy Hilfiger and Rei Kawakubo — who are each being honored with awards — will join nominees Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, Joseph Altuzarra, Phillip Lim, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Meanwhile, Jason Wu, John Varvatos, Olivier Theyskens, Tory Burch, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, Derek Lam, Eddie Borgo, Erin Fetherston, Francisco Costa, Giles Mendel, Gregory Parkinson, Jenna Lyons, Johan Lindeberg, Lisa Maycock and Sophie Buhai of Vena Cava, Oscar de la Renta, Peter Som, Prabal Gurung, and Zac Posen — who are not nominated — will be among those on hand to show their support.
Models, including Arizona Muse, Candice Swanepoel, Coco Rocha, Constance Jablonski, Crystal Renn, Dree Hemingway, Elettra Wiedemann-Jones, Erin Wasson, Hilary Rhoda, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Jessica Stam, Joan Smalls, Karen Elson, Linda Evangelista, Liu Wen, and Ruby Aldridge are also expect to attend the awards.
Other notable guests will include Carine Roitfeld, Harley Viera Newton, Lauren Santo Domingo, Jessica Chastain, Simon Doonan, Jessica Paré, Dakota Fanning, Zoe Saldana, Gretchen Mol, Kate Bosworth, Solange Knowles, Devon Aoki, Zosia Mamet, Kate Upton, Simon Doonan, Lauren Hutton, and Shaun White, who is rumored to be dating model Bar Refaeli.
"Winning a CFDA Fashion Award is the highest and one of the most coveted honors one can receive in our industry," CEO Steven Kolb said as he announced the nominees and honorees. For a complete list of those who just may receive that great honor on June 4 — as well as a list of those who definitely will, via the Council's prestigious achievement awards — see below. Then, get excited for next week's big show — which will be broadcast online for the first time ever this year — with an inside peek at the announcement event.
Womenswear Designer of the Year Nominees
Marc Jacobs
Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Menswear Designer of the Year Nominees
Patrik Ervell
Billy Reid
Simon Spurr
Accessory Designer of the Year Nominees
Alexander Wang
Reed Krakoff
Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Swarovski Award For Emerging Talent in Womenswear Nominees
Joseph Altuzarra
Chris Peters & Shane Gabier for Creatures of the Wind
Max Osterweis & Erin Beatty for Suno
Swarovski Award For Emerging Talent in Menswear Nominees
Antonio Azzuolo
Todd Snyder
Phillip Lim
Swarovski Award For Emerging Talent in Accessory Design
Tabitha Simmons
Pamela Love
Irene Neuwirth
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Tommy Hilfiger
International Award Winner
Rei Kawakubo
Eleanor Lambert Founders Award Winner
Andrew Rosen
Eugenia Sheppard Media Award Winners
Scott Schuman & Garance Doré
Fashion Icon Award Winner
Johnny Depp
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