Last night, March 16th, the CFDA announced the nominees for the 2009 CFDA Awards at a party celebrating the nominees and the CFDA board. The event took place at Rockefeller Center’s Rooftop Gardens.
Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez, and Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy are up for the coveted 2009 Womenswear Designer of the Year award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. While Calvin Klein Collection’s Italo Zucchelli, Michael Bastian and Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders are nominated in the menswear category. Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang and Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez will compete for the Accessory Designer of the Year award.
This year’s awards are slated to take place on June 15, at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall following a seven year run at the New York Public Library.
Images courtesy of the Fashion Spot forums.
