CFDA 2006

From Vogue.co.uk. IMO, this year CFDA womenswear catergory's gonna be very exciting...Costa, Lazaro & Jack and Jacobs...wow they're all my princes of NY. Also Plokhov for menswear, Thakoon and Trovata for Perry Ellis.

Nominees below

****CFDA NOMINEES, 2006****

Womenswear Designer of the Year:
Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein
Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough for Proenza Schouler
Marc Jacobs

Menswear Designer of the Year:
Ralph Lauren
Thom Browne
Alexandre Plokhov for Cloak

Accessory Designer of the Year:
Tom Binns
Marc Jacobs
Michael Kors

International Award:
Olivier Theyskens for Rochas

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Stan Herman, president of the CFDA
Board of Director's Special Tribute:
Stephen Burrows

Eleanor Lambert Award:
Joan Kaner, former senior vice president and fashion director of Neiman Marcus

Eugenia Sheppard Award:
Bruce Weber

Swarovki Perry Ellis Award for Womenswear:
Doo-Ri Chung
Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte
Thakoon Panichgul

Swarovski Perry Ellis Award for Menswear:
Steven Cox and Daniel Silver for Duckie Brown
Nathan Bogle, David Neville and Marcus Wainwrigeth for Rag & Bone
Jeff Halmos, Josia Lamberto-Egan, Sam Shipley and John Whitledge for Trovata

Swarovski Perry Ellis Award for Accessory Design:
Devi Kroell
Alysa Norton
Jessie Randall for Loeffler Randall