The CFDA has announced the list of nominees and honorees that will be celebrated at this year’s Fashion Awards, which will take place on Monday, November 7. Here is everything you need to know:
Today the CFDA announced the list of nominees and honorees that will be celebrated at this year’s Fashion Awards, which will take place on Monday, November 7, at Cipriani South Street at Casa Cipriani in New York City. The festivities will mark a major milestone, the 60th anniversary of the CFDA, and will be hosted by Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, Aurora James, Joseph Altuzarra, and Gabriela Hearst.
“This year’s nominees reflect the renewed excitement around American fashion generated by designers who are redefining the future of our industry,” CFDA CEO Steven Kolb said. Among the nominees across all categories are first-timers like Willy Chavarria, LaQuan Smith, Khaite’s Catherine Holstein, Amiri’s Mike Amiri, Luar’s Raul Lopez, Elena Velez, and Puppets and Puppets’s Carly Mark.
Also honored at the event will be stylist Patti Wilson, who will receive the Eugenia Sheppard Award; Lenny Kravitz will be named 2022’s Fashion Icon; and the United Nations will be presented with the Environmental Sustainability Award. Law Roach will receive the first-ever Stylist Award. A special posthumous award will be given to Virgil Abloh to honor his many contributions to the global fashion industry. Other awards and honorees will be announced in the coming days.