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The annual fundraiser and award ceremony hosted by the Council of Fashion Designers of America will return on Nov. 10 in New York City, when new and established designers from Maisie Wilen to Demna Gvasalia will be up for awards for their work over the past year.
This year’s ceremony marks the return of an in-person version of the event: last year, due to the pandemic, the trade organisation announced the winners online.
While designer winners will be revealed at the ceremony, a number of the evening’s honorees were announced Wednesday and include Patagonia for environmental sustainability and Dapper Dan for lifetime achievement.
Read on for the full list of 2021 CFDA Fashion Awards nominees and recipients.
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Womenswear Designer of the Year
Catherine Holstein for Khaite
Christopher John Rogers
Gabriela Hearst
Marc Jacobs
Peter Do
Menswear Designer of the Year
Emily Adams Bode for Bode
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Jerry Lorenzo for Fear of God
Mike Amiri for Amiri
Telfar Clemens for Telfar
Thom Browne
Accessories Designer of the Year
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Aurora James for Brother Vellies
Gabriela Hearst
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Stuart Vevers for Coach
Telfar Clemens for Telfar
Emerging Designer of the Year
Edvin Thompson for Theophilio
Eli Russell Linnetz for ERL
Jameel Mohammed for KHIRY
Kenneth Nicholson
Maisie Schloss for Maisie Wilen
International Women’s Designer of the Year
Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta
Demna Gvasalia for Balenciaga
Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons for Prada
Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino
Simon Porte Jacquemus for Jacquemus
International Men’s Designer of the Year
Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta
Dries Van Noten
Grace Wales Bonner for Wales Bonner
Rick Owens
Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton
Honorees:
The Founder’s Award: Aurora James, 15 Percent Pledge
The Environmental Sustainability Award: Patagonia
The Media Award: Elle editor-in-chief Nina Garcia
The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award: Dapper Dan.
The Board of Directors’ Tribute: Yeohlee Teng
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