C D F A

The CDFAs are soon to be held, where there will most likely be a fashion showdown amongst the elite. The nominations have recently been announced, alongside the tribute to Mr McQueen and the awards that have already been awarded. If you get what I mean.

The 2010 nominees:

WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Marc Jacobs
Alexander Wang
Donna Karan

MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Tom Ford
Michael Bastian
Rag & Bone's Marcus Wainwright and David Neville

ACCESSORY DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Marc Jacobs
Alexis Bittar
Proenza Schouler's Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR WOMENSWEAR

Prabal Gurung
Joseph Altuzarra
Jason Wu

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR MENSWEAR

Patrik Ervell
Simon Spurr
Richard Chai

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR ACCESSORY DESIGN

Alexander Wang
Fenton/Fallon's Dana Lorenz
Eddie Borgo

INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Christopher Bailey

GEOFFREY BEENE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Michael Kors

ELEANOR LAMBERT AWARD

Tonne Goodman

EUGENIA SHEPPARD AWARD

Kim Hastreiter

CFDA BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S SPECIAL TRIBUTE AWARD

Alexander McQueen

FASHION ICON AWARD

Iman


Yay Christopher Bailey! Lets hope it's a knighthood next.
Fingers crossed for Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford. And Jason Wu.



A haiku (a preliminary to the full poem after the awards!)

Some are safe. The fashion
icon parades her golden trophy.
We are restless.