Just days after Tom Ford’s appointment as the new CFDA Chairman was announced (he replaced Diane von Furstenberg who was at the helm for 13 years), the council has released its list of nominees ahead of the June 3 event at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. For the first time, Swarovski—which has been the main sponsor for the awards for 17 years—will not be partnering with the organisation, although the Emerging Designer of the Year Award and the Positive Change Award will both still be given out.
The nominees this year include a mixture of household and up-and-coming names. The contenders for Womenswear Designer of the Year include Brandon Maxwell who recently landed a judging role on the Project Runway reboot; Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy who designed Brie Larson’s stunning gown at the Captain Marvel premiere; and Marc Jacobs, whose Spring/Summer 2019 collection is already on our to-buy list. Menswear-wise, new talents including Mike Amiri of Amiri (a Los Angeles street-cool label) and Kerby Jean-Raymond of Pyer Moss (the winner of the 2018 CFDA Fashion Fund prize) are both nominated for the first time. But the designer who is nominated for the most award this year, goes to Virgil Abloh who represents Off-White.
Check out the full list below:
Womenswear Designer of the Year
Brandon Maxwell
Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte
Marc Jacobs
Rosie Assoulin
Sander Lak for Sies Marjan
Menswear Designer of the Year
Mike Amiri for Amiri
Kerby Jean-Raymond for Pyer Moss
Rick Owens
Thom Browne for Thom Browne New York
Virgil Abloh for Off-White
Accessory Designer of the Year
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Jennifer Fisher for Jennifer Fisher Jewellery
Tabitha Simmons
Telfar Clemens for Telfar
Virgil Abloh for Off-White
Emerging Designer of the Year
Beth Bugdaycay for Foundrae
Catherine Holstein for Khaite
Emily Adams Bode for Bode
Heron Preston
Sarah Staudinger and George Augusto for Staud
Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti International Award
Sarah Burton was Alexander McQueen
Founder’s Award in Honour of Eleanor Lambert
Carine Roitfeld
Media’s Award in Honour of Eugenia Sheppard
Lynn Yaeger
Positive Change Award
Eileen Fisher
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