Who will be Chosen for the 2019 CFDA Awards?

Who will be Chosen for the 2019 CFDA Awards?

By:  Hope Wilkos, Writer

  

The not-for-profit trade association rules the world of style, made up of some of the most highly respected fashion experts in the field of womenswear, menswear, jewelry and accessories. Distinguished members include Badgley & Mischka, Vera Wang, Tadashi Shoji, Prabal Gurung, Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, Carolina Herrera, Tom Ford, Robert Geller, Diane von Furstenberg and many more, over 500 in total. These famous names have long held the reins on fashion for decades.

 

Come this time of the year, we all eagerly await the announcement of the nominees for the year’s CFDA Fashion Awards. The star-studded celebrity ceremony is held annually in June, recognizing those individuals who have stood out for their contribution made to American fashion in womenswear, menswear and accessories. Going one step further, this is the event where emerging talent shines under the spotlight in the areas of journalism, creative vision, personal style, positive change and lifetime achievement. 

The entire nomination process is a rigorous one, ultimately the CFDA Board of Directors ratify the nominees and honorees. The winners are chosen by the CFDA Fashion Awards Guild. 

In March, the 2019 nominees and honorees were announced, setting the stage for the upcoming ceremony which will be held on Monday, June 3^rdat the Brooklyn Museum in New York. This year brings with it some marked changes. Swarovski will no longer be a contributing sponsor, mainly affecting the Emerging Designer Award and the Positive Change Award. Through its namesake nonprofit foundation, the Valentino Garavani & Giancarlo Giammetti International Award will be presented to Sarah Burton, creative director for the Alexander McQueen brand name. Carine Roitfeld, French fashion editor, writer and model, will be honored with the Founder’s Award, presented as a tribute to CFDA founder, Eleanor Lambert. The Media Award will be presented to Lynn Yaeger, one of the contributing editors and writers for Vogue. Eileen Fisher is being honored with thePositive Change Award as the designer continually contributes to sustainability in fashion apparel. 

Here is a list of the 2019 nominees:

Womenswear Designer of the Year
Brandon Maxwell
Marc Jacobs
Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte
Rosie Assoulin
Sander Lak for Sies Marjan

Menswear Designer of the Year
Mike Amiri for Amiri
Virgil Abloh for Off-White
Kerby Jean-Raymond for Pyer Moss
Rick Owens
Thom Browne for Thom Browne New York

Accessory Designer of the Year
Jennifer Fisher for Jennifer Fisher Jewelry
Virgil Abloh for Off-White
Tabitha Simmons
Telfar Clemens for Telfar
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row

Emerging Designer of the Year
Emily Adams Bode for Bode
Beth Bugdaycay for Foundrae
Heron Preston
Catherine Holstein for Khaite
Sarah Staudinger and George Augusto for Staud

signer joined the CFDA in 2000 and has seven CFDA awards to his credit; Menswear Designer of the Year (2015, 2008), Womenswear Designer of the Year (2001), Accessory Designer of the Year (2002), Board of Director’s Tribute (2004), Intern

 

Change is also very visible this year for the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Although Diane von Furstenberg will oversee the 2019 CFDA Awards, she is stepping down after 13 accomplished years as President/Chairman of the Council, making room for her successor, Tom Ford. Ford who will take over on June 1, 2019, is an achieved fashion designer, film director, screenwriter and film producer. The award-winning de

ational Designer of the Year (1995), and the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award (2014). 

Change is also very visible this year for the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Although Diane von Furstenberg will oversee the 2019 CFDA Awards, she is stepping down after 13 accomplished years as President/Chairman of the Council, making room for her successor, Tom Ford. Ford who will take over on June 1, 2019, is an achieved fashion designer, film director, screenwriter and film producer. The award-winning de

In a statement recently, Ford shared, “As the Chairman, I look forward to continuing the incredible work Diane has done over the last 13 years.” “Diane is a true force and her contribution to the CFDA and to American fashion is immeasurable. We all owe her a great deal.” The CFDA board is made up of roughly 19 people, including designers Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and Vera Wang, among others. Ford’s agenda as the new leader of the CFDA includes focusing on New York Fashion Week and its new location for the future and he promises to make it a top priority to strengthen the role of the CFDA as it supports American designers with new creative and business opportunities. 

Fashion will be in full swing on June 3^rd as we get a glimpse of the Red Carpet arrivals of the top names in fashion and then finally congratulate, at the end of the evening, a new set of all-stars chosen for their exceptional ideas and outstanding performance. Each one of the honorees will hold the role of mentor for new talent entering the industry, one that has long been known for setting the trends in fashion and style across the globe.