For fashion enthusiasts, September is packed with notable industry events. First up was New York Fashion Week, which officially closed last week. Next, the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced the lineup of nominees and honorees for the awards ceremony. (The actual event will be held at Casa Cipriani in NYC on November 7.) This year’s list of nominees for the 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards, in partnership with Amazon Fashion, includes veterans like Christopher John Rogers, Laquan Smith and Telfar Clemens. All are driving the industry forward.
“This year’s nominees reflect the new excitement around American fashion and the excitement created by designers who are shaping the future of our industry,” CFDA CEO Steven Kolb said in a statement.[What’s more]The 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards will not only showcase the best and brightest in American fashion, but will also celebrate the CFDA’s 60th anniversary.
The event will be co-hosted by CFDA members Joseph Altuzarra, Gabriela Hearst, Aurora James, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCullough. Additionally, the council added a one-time special celebration award to designer and long-time CFDA member Jeffrey Banks. As far as new titles go, the committee has introduced the Stylist Award, with Lou Roach (who works with the likes of Zendaya, Kerry Washington and Emma Watson) the inaugural recipient. The late Virgil Abloh will receive a posthumous award from the Board of Trustees for his contributions to international fashion. And of course, the board also presents awards in the usual categories of womenswear, menswear, accessories and emerging talent, honoring designers of the year.
Clemens, who won the 2020 American Accessories Designer Award And 2021, is up for the same award again this year. Aurora James, founder of Brother Vellis and 15 Percent Promise, is joining a creator called “Telfeezy” in the accessories category. Meanwhile, designers such as Kate Kathryn Holstein, Peter Doe, Gabriella Hearst and Christopher John Rogers are among the contenders for American Womenswear Designer of the Year for the second year in a row. (Rogers took home the coveted award in 2021.)
Scroll down to see the full list of nominees and honorees for the 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards.
American womenswear designer nominees
Catherine Holstein for Khaite
Christopher John Rogers
Gabriela Hearst
Laquan Smith
Peter Dr
American Menswear Designer of the Year Nominees
Emily Bode announced to Bode
Jerry Lorenzo to fear God.
Mike Amiri for Amiri
Thom Browne for Thom Browne New York
Willy Chavarria
American designer of the year nominees
Aurora James to brother Velis
Brandon Blackwood
Raul Lopez for LUAR
Stuart Vevers for coach
Telfar Clemens for Telfar
American designer of the year nominees
Bach Mai
Carly Marks for toys and dolls
Colm Dillane for KidSuper
Elena Velez
Lauren Harwell Godfrey to Harwell Godfrey
Board of Trustees Award
Virgil Abo
CFDA 2022 fashion icon
Lenny Kravitz
Award for positive social impact
Slays from Slay House featuring Prabal Gurung, Laura Kim, Philip Lim, Tina Ling and Ezra Williams.
Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert
Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator, Head of Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Chrome Hearts Laurie Lynn Stark and Richard Stark
Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard
Patty Wilson
Environmental Sustainability Award
United Nations (Adopted by Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations)
Stylist Award
Law Roach
Special annual award
Jeffrey Banks
