CFDA Announces Nominees for Fashion Awards

From the studios of Diane Von Furstenberg, President of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the CFDA has offically announced the nominees for the 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards which will take place on June 4th at the Lincoln Center. And the nominees are.....

For Womenswear Designer of the Year Award

- Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row

- Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler

- Marc Jacobs.

For Menswear Designer of the Year

- Billy Reid

- Patrik Ervell

- Simon Spurr

For Accessory Designer of the Year Award

- Alexander Wang

- Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler

- Reed Krakoff

For the Swarovski Award for Womenswear

- Chris Peters & Shane Gabier for Creatures of the Wind

- Joseph Altuzarra

- Max Osterweis & Erin Beatty for Suno

For the Swarovski Award for Menswear

- Antonio Azzuolo

- Phillip Lim

- Todd Snyder

For the Swarovski Award for Accessory Design

- Irene Neuwirth

- Pamela Love

- Tabitha Simmons

The following honors have been decided and will be granted as follows:

- The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Tommy Hilfiger

- The Media Award will go to Scott Schuman & Garance Doré.

- The Fashion Icon Award will given to Johnny Depp, the first male recipient to receive the award, for his personal and eclectic sense of style.

- The Founders Award will go to Andrew Rosen.

- The International Award will go to Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons for making an outstanding creative contribution to the world of fashion.