Here Are the Nominees and Honorees of the 2021 CFDA Awards
Including Simon Porte Jacquemus, Bottega Veneta’s Daniel Lee and Christopher John Rogers.
The CFDA has revealed the full list of nominees and honorees of its 2021 Fashion Awards.
The roster features a number of first-timers such as Maisie Wilen‘s Maisie Schloss, Fear of God‘s Jerry Lorenzo and ERL‘s Eli Russell Linnetz. Standout names nominated for American Womenswear Designer of the Year include Christopher John Rogers and Peter Do, while Emily Adams Bode and Telfar Clemens are in the running for American Menswear Designer of the Year for their respective namesake labels. As for International Womenswear Designer of the Year, buzzy names like Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta, Jacquemus, and Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons for Prada have made the list.
In addition to the nominees, the CFDA is honoring Dapper Dan with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. The Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert will go to Aurora James for the 15 Percent Pledge, which urges major retailers to commit 15% of their shelves to Black-owned businesses.
See the full list of nominees and honorees of the Fashion Awards below. The 2021 CFDA Awards will take place on November 10.
CFDA 2021 Fashion Awards Nominees and Honorees
The Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert
Aurora James for the 15 Percent Pledge
The Environmental Sustainability Award
Patagonia
The Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Sheppard
Nina Garcia
The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Dapper Dan
The Board of Directors’ Tribute
Yeohlee Teng
American Womenswear Designer of the Year Nominees
Catherine Holstein for Khaite
Christopher John Rogers
Gabriela Hearst
Marc Jacobs
Peter DoAmerican Menswear Designer of the Year Nominees
Emily Adams Bode for Bode
Jerry Lorenzo for Fear of God
Mike Amiri for Amiri
Telfar Clemens for Telfar
Thom BrowneAmerican Accessories Designer of the Year Nominees
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Aurora James for Brother Vellies
Gabriela Hearst
Stuart Vevers for Coach
Telfar Clemens for TelfarAmerican Emerging Designer of the Year Nominees
Edvin Thompson for Theophilio
Eli Russell Linnetz for ERL
Jameel Mohammed for Khiry
Kenneth Nicholson
Maisie Schloss for Maisie WilenInternational Women’s Designer of the Year Nominees
Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta
Demna Gvasalia for Balenciaga
Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons for Prada
Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino
Simon Porte Jacquemus for JacquemusInternational Men’s Designer of the Year Nominees
Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta
Dries Van Noten
Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner
Rick Owens
Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton
