CFDA names 2013 fashion award nominees
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced the nominees and honorees for the 2013 CFDA Fashion Awards – the industry’s version of the Oscars. The 2013 CFDA Fashion Awards will take place on Monday, June 3 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. This year’s list includes both established and up-and-coming designers, but it isn’t filled with surprises.
Womenswear Designer of the Year Award
Alexander Wang
Marc Jacobs
Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez
Menswear Designer of the Year
Duckie Brown’s Steven Cox and Daniel Silver
Michael Bastian
Thom Browne
Accessory Designer of the Year Award
Phillip Lim
Alexander Wang
Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez
Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Creatures of the Wind’s Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters
Cushnie et Ochs’ Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs
Suno’s Erin Beatty and Max Osterweis
Swarovski Award for Menswear
Public School’s Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne
Tim Coppens
Todd Snyder
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Irene Neuwirth
Jennifer Meyer
Pamela Love
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Vera Wang
Media Award
Tim Blanks
Founders Award
Oscar de la Renta
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