CFDA Nominations: Three Cheers for Marc Jacobs
March 17, 2009 by J.T.
Marc Jacobs attends the Victorinox 1909 Fashion Show
In what may be a first in CFDA history, Marc Jacobs‘ name was called not less than three times this evening, as the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced its nominees and honorees for the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards. Recognizing MJ’s successful collections on both sides of the Atlantic, the perky, muscular and punctual designer may need to bring his large “Birk” with him to the awards ceremony in case he needs to carry all those awards back home. Perhaps he can have his hot, equally stud-ly husband Lorenzo Martone carry them for him.
The PS1 launched in 2008, following a successful collection
Although Marc Jacobs will accept the International Award for his decade long work with Louis Vuitton, he will still need to duke it out with other nominee hopefuls for the title of Designer of the Year as well as the Accessories Prize. Narciso Rodriguez and Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy, fashion’s darlings, will make it difficult for MJ to snag the top Designer title (unless of course punctuality is a criteria, which in that case, MJ wins hands down). Proenza Schouler, with their PS1 bag, along with Vera Wang and her line of jewelry will give MJ and his Stam bags a run for their money as they all vie to snag the top Accessories prize.
Anna Sui Fall Winter 2009 Collection
Other honorary awards include the Eugenia Sheppard Award which will be bestowed on WWD’s Ed Nardoza, the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement to MJ’s close-friend Anna Sui, and the Eleanor Lambert Award to GQ’s Jim Moore. And what can only be a reflection of the vibrant “Asian Sensation” striking American fashion, the Swarovski Award for womenswear nominees are Thakoon Panichgul, Alexander Wang, and Jason Wu.
Michelle Obama poses for her White House portrait
Finally, after a whirlwind of successive magazine spreads from VOGUE to People, First Lady Michelle Obama will solidify her mark on the fashion world as she receives the CFDA Board of Director’s Special Tribute. I surmise that if the First Lady were to attend, the topic of conversation would mostly like shift from shift dresses to fat, AIG-sized stimulus checks for the fashion industry.
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