CFDA Designer of the Year nominees announced

Marc Jacobs, Francisco Costa (Calvin Klein) and the Proenza Schouler boys (Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez) have all been nominated for Womenswear designer of the year by the Council of Fashion Designers America.

By ELLE UK and NonePublished: 11 March 2008

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The nominations were confirmed last night in New York after a meeting of the CFDA board - chaired by Diane Von Furstenberg.

Tom Ford has been nominated for menswear, while Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors and Tory Burch are all up for Accessories Designer of the Year.

Newcomers Rodarte, Alexander Wang and Thakoon are all in the running for the Swarovski Award for Womenswear, while two established names will be guaranteed awards. Dries Van Noten will scoop the International Award for Design and Carolina Herrera will receive the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award at the award ceremony in New York on June 2nd.

See our gallery of last year's awards now.

By Laurelle Gilbert

Posted: 11 March 2008

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