2009 CFDA Award Nominees

The 2009 CFDA award nominees were announced earlier today, and are listed below.

Also this year, the CFDA will honor First Lady Michelle Obama, with this year’s Board of Director’s Special Tribute.

Marc Jacobs will also receive the International Award for his work at Louis Vuitton. Anna Sui will be given the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. Women’s Wear Daily editor in chief Edward Nardoza will receive the Eugenia Sheppard Award, and Jim Moore, creative director of GQ magazine, is being honored with the Eleanor Lambert Award.

The awards this year will be held at the Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, moving from the past 7 years location, at the New York Public Library.

The nominees are:

Womenswear Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs
Narciso Rodriguez
Laura and Kate Mulleavy/Rodarte

Menswear Designer of the Year
Michael Bastian
Scott Steinberg/Band of Outsiders
Italo Zucchelli/Calvin Klein

Accessories Designer of the Year
Vera Wang
Marc Jacobs
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez/Proenza Schouler

Swarovski Award for Womenswear (Emerging Talent)
Alexander Wang
Jason Wu
Thakoon Panichgul

Swarovski Award for Menswear
Patrick Ervell
Robert Geller
Tim Hamilton

Swarovski Award for Accessories
Albertus Q. Swanepoel
Alejandro Ingelmo
Justin Giunta/Subversive Jewelry