CFDA Awards 2008 : Nominees and Winners

[Scott]

the only interesting thing about that group is justin giunta being nominated for the swarovski accessory award and dries' intl. recognition. the rest is total sameness. same people nominated over and over and over and over...........

how many freaking times are they really going to nominate marc jacobs and porenza schouler????

mind numbing.

 

[umberg]

i agree, marc jacobs is past his prime for me and hes totally overrated.i hope rodarte wins the swarovski womenswear award, somehing unique for once! :-)
i really dont like carolina herrera...blechhh

 

[lostinemotion]

Someone should make a new awards show with people who are actually doing big things on a small scale.
It's so boring, same old!

 

[XxpinktinksxX]

I always love hearing about these awards . I'm excited!!

 

[gius]

Highs & Lows of the CFDA nominees -style.com article

Fashion industry personnel / designers/ etc.
Those awarded or nominated by the CFDA share some experiences about their career lives... from style.com

Francisco Costa, Nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year

Big Break: "When I was a continuing education student at FIT, I entered myself in a contest for 15 students to go to Italy. But I was told I couldn't participate because it wasn't for continuing education students, just daytime people. A week later, they called me up to accept my entry because they loved my work. I ended up going to Italy and got a scholarship. I immediately became a daytime student and finished my course at FIT."

Fashion Mistake: "I used to do little fashion shows for charity in my town and design pieces for my friends. There was this jacket I did, an old denim jacket that I dyed black and stamped white hibiscus all over. When I came to New York in 1985-1986, I was on top of the world in my white hibiscus jacket…. And then I used to wear a rolled-up headband. It was crazy, New York in the eighties."

Marc Jacobs, Nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year and Accessory Designer of the Year

Big Break: "My big break—or not mine but the company's—was when Robert [Duffy] and I met LVMH. Mr. [Bernard] Arnault gave us the opportunity to do Louis Vuitton and he invested in our own company, which gave us the ability to have bigger shows and bigger collections and, very importantly, open our own stores. That became a huge place for us to do our thing and have it really seen the way we envisioned."

Runway Mistake(s "What will go down in history as my biggest blunder will be one of two things: starting the show three hours late or something like that, which was just the way it had to be at that time, or sticking my tongue out at the end of a show and having people misconstruing it as some kind of slight to an important editor, which wasn't the case at all."

Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough of Proenza Schouler, Nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year

Big Break: Lazaro: "Definitely right out of school, when we were calling into the Barneys offices with our senior collection and met with Julie Gilhart. A week later we got an e-mail with an order. I should have printed that e-mail out and framed it!"
Jack: "It was nerve-racking. I still kind of remember what Julie was wearing—one of those amazing Gucci coats with the crazy buckle."

Rookie Mistake: Jack: "Oh God, there's a bunch of things. We've had some pretty silly ideas that you have to make because sometimes it's silly and amazing and sometimes it's silly and disgusting. Our first Spring show, we did an embroidery based on fishing flies. Cathy Horyn came over for a preview and was like, 'I don't know about this.' We cut it from the show."

 

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Tory Burch, Nominated for Accessory Designer of the Year

Big Break: "The first day that we opened [the Nolita store] during fashion week. I had no idea what to expect and no idea who would show. We ended up selling through our inventory. We were in shock. It was so exciting."

Rookie Mistake: "When I was an assistant at Harper's Bazaar, I was on a photo shoot and I called Mr. Beene 'Geoffrey.' I was only 21."

Michael Kors, Nominated for Accessory Designer of the Year

Big Break: "There have been many, but I guess the first would be my first season getting windows at Bergdorf Goodman. I was physically on the street at two in the morning directing them as they put the mannequins in."

Fashion Mistake: "The worst thing I ever wore was legwarmers when I was in school. I not only wore them, I used to wear two or three pairs. Everything was some shade of dusty mauve and rose, what I call 'ishy colors.' At the time I was wearing a burgundy boot. Fortunately, there are no photographs."

Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte, Nominated for the Swarovski Award for Womenswear

Big Break: Kate and Laura: "Going to New York for the first time and getting the cover of WWD."

Fashion Mistake: Kate: "Laura and I made red and white plaid taffeta dresses with big red bows for Christmas that were too poufy and looked like presents under the tree."

Thakoon Panichgul, Nominated for the Swarovski Award for Womenswear

Industry High: "It was definitely the Gap collaboration. Gap launches you into a different stratosphere. Cab drivers were like, 'Hey, that's you on the billboard!' Even my aunt from San Antonio was calling me and saying, 'I went to the Gap and I saw your picture.' "

Industry Low: "There are a lot of people out there wanting you to expand and be commercial, especially in New York. The worst advice I ever got was to be more commercial—somebody who said I should do more jersey. I understood where they were coming from, but I think what I do best are more special pieces."

Alexander Wang, Nominated for the Swarovski Award for Womenswear

Career High: "I can't give away too many details, but working with Kate Moss. She's always been a huge, huge influence on me. It all felt very surreal. Then I realized, hey, she's just a girl like any one of my other girlfriends, and we're just hanging out getting dressed to go out to the bar."

Career Low: "The very first time we had our collection and we knew where we were going to take it first, but we were turned away. They told me the product wasn't ready yet, that I was too young and that I should go back to school. But I didn't really take that as an answer."

 

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Philip Crangi, Nominated for the Swarovski Award for Accessory Design

Career High: "Being the first accessory designer to win the Fashion Fund. It was such a high school moment. I kept feeling like Harry Potter in the big banquet hall at Hogwarts with all of my peers. It was like, 'We accept you now.' "

Career Low: "When I almost choked to death on a piece of steak at the Parsons dinner. If I never have anything as embarrassing happen to me again in public, I will be a happy person. Three people had to give me the Heimlich maneuver. I thought, 'Wow, I could just die in front of all these people.' "

Justin Giunta of Subversive, Nominated for the Swarovski Award for Accessory Design

Industry High: "I think I live [my high moment] out every day. Since I was a kid I've diligently pursued a career in the arts, which I define as making a living off things I make with my hands. That's more than anyone can ask for."

Industry Low: "[My low point] is realizing that talent and merit don't necessarily outweigh politics. That's just a reality that you realize and say, 'So what.' Going into the second round of being nominated and being nominated for other things, I understand that I don't need a trophy to feel like a winner."

Joy Gryson, Nominated for the Swarovski Award for Accessory Design

Career High: "Starting from the first season, we were fortunate enough to be sold by the best retailers in the world. My husband and I traveled to Japan—we sell at Isetan, which is the best store in Japan, and seeing our product there with our name on the wall was a pretty good high."

Career Low: "There are so many low points, but one that was so devastating was a production issue with a factory that we had just started working with in Italy. It happened to be one of our biggest seasons, and the combination of late deliveries and quality issues was so upsetting and damaging to the brand."

Carolina Herrera, Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award

Career High: "The first time I saw a woman walking down the street in one of my designs."

Career Low: "I don't regret the past."

 

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last part...

Candy Pratts Price, Eugenia Sheppard Award

Best Advice Received: "You want it; earn it."

Worst Advice Received: " 'Stay for one more dance.' I stayed out all night."

Dries Van Noten, International Award

Big Break: "It was Barneys placing an order. They were the first client. It was immediately like a big bang. We had a bad location at a trade show, on the third floor behind the wedding dresses. I was surprised that someone found us and that it was Barneys, which was my favorite store. I started to panic and ran off and left my friend there. I came back 15 minutes later, when I recovered from the shock."

Rookie Mistake: "There were a lot of mistakes. It was fall and stand up again. But our path was normal for a young designer in the early nineties in a country that doesn't know a lot about fashion. When we had to go to the bank to ask for money, they thought we were nuts."

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Board of Directors' Special Tribute

Career High: "Winning the mayoral election of 2001 was a great thrill, but being re-elected in 2005 was even better. It was heartening to know that New Yorkers thought I was taking the city in the right direction."

Career Low: "Being fired from the first full-time job I ever loved. As I walked out of the building that Friday, I felt sorry for myself for about a minute. The following Monday I started my own company. Twenty years later, I decided it was time to fire myself from the business to try my luck running for elective office. Fashion-wise, [my low] was the day I wore red socks to a parade during a Yankees play-off against some team from Boston. That's a mistake I'll never make again."

 

[Faith Akiyama]

Winners

CFDA Winners Announced

On Monday evening the Council of Fashion Designers of America presented the following 2008 fashion awards:

Womenswear Designer of the Year: Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection

Menswear Designer of the Year: Tom Ford

Accessories Designer of the Year: Tory Burch

Swarovski Womenswear: Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte

Swarovski Menswear: Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders

Swarovski Accessories: Philip Crangi

wwd

 

[adorefaith]

i'm really glad to see francisco costa won for womenswear...i think his work is beautiful and he deserves it..

 

[Casius]

I can't believe Tom Ford won...

 

[Miss Dalloway]

^^Why? His menswear is amazing.

I personally think Tory Burch is way overrated, and gets these things because of obvious reasons.

 

[KaraDanielle11]

Tory Burch?! Not that there was an amazing selections of nominees for accessories but seriously Tory Burch?! Awful. I definitely agree with you about why she won Miss Dalloway.

 

[softgrey]

can i just say that i think it's disgusting that they renamed the Perry Ellis Award...

it was named after an amazing and legendary AMERICAN DESIGNER who died far too young...as a memorial...

and now it's just named after a SPONSOR ($$$)...
Swarovski
*NOT american...
i guess it doesn't matter where the $$$ comes from....


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what a stupid joke...and what an incredible insult to Perry Ellis...

 

[bluedolphin]

i see some pixs in getty ,marc looks so hot~~Victoria Beckham is turely ugly!

 

[Casius]

^^Why? His menswear is amazing.

I personally think Tory Burch is way overrated, and gets these things because of obvious reasons.

Yea...If you're the 35 year old version of Hugh Hefner.

Thom Browne is way more of an actual 'Mens' designer than Mr. Ford. He's pushing the envelope and making suits relevant again and I cannot credit that to Ford.
If it was an award for the most gaudy menswear, he has that gift wrapped!

As for accessories designer of the year; The choices weren't that great. I'm glad Crangi won though, he deserved it.

 

[zamb]

I ran into Thom Browne in the garment district today......................

 

[Spike413]

Yea...If you're the 35 year old version of Hugh Hefner.

Thom Browne is way more of an actual 'Mens' designer than Mr. Ford. He's pushing the envelope and making suits relevant again and I cannot credit that to Ford.
If it was an award for the most gaudy menswear, he has that gift wrapped!

As for accessories designer of the year; The choices weren't that great. I'm glad Crangi won though, he deserved it.

So because his clothes aren't your personal taste, he doesn't deserve to win an award?

I'm thrilled for Francisco cause he's really come into his own at Calvin. His f/w 07 collection alone is deserving enough.

I'm also thrilled for the Mulleavys. Aside from their craft, which is amazing, they have a voice that transcends the cluttered mess that is NY fashion week.

 

[Casius]

I shared my opinion and my opinion was that I don't think he should have won for more reasons other than, 'He is not my taste.'
Thom Browne isn't my taste either but I think he does/has done more for menswear than Tom Ford has. I also think TB is more of a true menswear designer.

 

[Spike413]

^ Well it wasn't necessary to write TF off as gigolo wear and thereby insult the people why might like his clothes simply because you don't see him as an innovator.