2011 CFDA Awards Nominees

| CFDA Award Nominees |

Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler, Marc Jacobs

The 2011 CFDA Award nominees and honorees, named at Diane von Furstenberg’s studio in New York. Prabal Gurung, Eddie Borgo, Proenza Schouler, and Alexander Wang, who were part of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund—not to mention great fashion stalwarts such as The Daily Telegraph’s Hilary Alexander and photographer Arthur Elgort, who will receive the recognition they so duly deserve. As for Lady Gaga, this year’s Fashion Icon, we wait with bated breath for whatever fantastic contraption she'll choose to wear on the red carpet. 

Womenswear Designer of the Year:

Alexander Wang

Marc Jacobs

Proenza Schouler

Accessory Designer of the Year:

Alexander Wang 

Proenza Schouler 

Reed Krakoff

 Menswear Designer of the Year:

Simon Spurr

Michael Bastian

Patrik Ervell

 Swarovski Award for Womenswear:

Joseph Altuzarra

Prabal Gurung

The Row

 Swarovski Award for Menswear:

Alexander Wang

Phillip Lim

Robert Geller

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design:

Alejandro Ingelmo

Eddie Borgo

Jason Wu

Pamela Love

Phillip Lim, Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung

 Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award

Marc Jacobs

 Board of Directors' Special Tribute

Arthur Elgort

 International Award

Phoebe Philo

 Media Award

Hilary Alexander

 Founders Award

Hal Rubenstein

 Fashion Icon Award

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga