CFDA Announces Fashion Awards 2010 Nominees & Honorees

Nadja Swarovski and Diane von Furstenberg

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced the nominations for the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards at an exclusive event hosted by Nadja Swarovski and Diane von Furstenberg at the designer’s studio in the Meatpacking District earlier this evening. The 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards winners will be announced at the annual gala, generously underwritten by Swarovski, on June 7th at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.

On a side note, I was surprised to be one of the selected fashion bloggers to submit nominations for the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards. It’s truly an honor. Thank you CFDA!

The nominees and honorees after the jump…

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 & Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone

Nominees for Accessory Designer of the Year Award:
Alexis Bittar
Lazaro Hernandez & 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

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Photos courtesy of CFDA/Swarovski

Steven Kolb, Nadja Swarovski and Diane von Furstenberg