Presenting the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards nominees
MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN PHOTOGRAPHED BY STEVEN PAN FOR INTERVIEW MAGAZINE.
Each year the Council of Fashion Designers of America hosts an awards show to celebrate the greatest achievements in the fashion industry of the past year. This year the awards ceremony takes a turn for the cool by moving venues from the Hammerstein Ballroom to the Brooklyn Museum, along with tapping Insecure star Issa Rae as the evening’s host.
Raf Simons who took home awards for Womenswear Design and Menswear Design last year has been nominated in both categories again, Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen were nominated for Womenswear and Accessories Design for their cool-girl label The Row, and streetwear displayed its staying power with nominations for Virgil Abloh for Off-White and James Jebbia for Supreme.
As usual, the honorary award winners are announced before the ceremony and include Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera, and Donatella Versace. The rest of the winners will be announced at the CFDA Awards on June 4.
Womenswear Designer of the Year
Raf Simons for Calvin Klein
Gabriela Hearst
Marc Jacobs
Virgil Abloh for Off-White
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Menswear Designer of the Year
Raf Simons for Calvin Klein
Virgil Abloh for Off-White
James Jebbia for Supreme
Thom Browne
Tom Ford
Accessory Designer of the Year
Paul Andrew
Stuart Vevers for Coach
Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel for Mansur Gavriel
Irene Neuwirth
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent
Mike Amiri for Amiri
Laura Vassar Brock and Kristopher Brock for Brock Collection
Aurora James for Brother Vellies
Kerby Jean-Raymond for Pyer Moss
Sander Lak for Sies Marjan
Swarovski Award for Positive Change
Diane von Furstenberg
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Narciso Rodriguez
Founder’s Award
Carolina Herrera
Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Shepherd
Edward Enninful
International Award
Donatella Versace
