The 2021 CFDA Awards will take place in-person on November 10 at The Pool Room, and with their return comes a new guard of nominees and honorees. “American fashion is experiencing a renewed energy, and these designers play a significant role in the future trajectory of our industry,” said CFDA CEO Steven Kolb in a statement. Among the first-time nominees are Jerry Lorenzo for Fear of God, Evdin Thompson for Theophilio, Eli Russell Linnetz for ERL, Jameel Mohammed for KHIRY, Kenneth Nicholson, and Maisie Schloss for Maisie Wilen.
The CFDA will also honor Dapper Dan with the Geoffrey Beene lifetime achievement award, making him the first designer without a fashion show to ever win the honor.
The revitalized lineup for the CFDA Awards reflects the energized mood at New York Fashion Week, which began on September 7 with a romp on a Brooklyn farm from Collina Strada’s Hillary Taymour and closed with Tom Ford’s glitzy show on September 12. Throughout the week, focus shifted from the major players to younger, emerging talents like Thompson, Mohammed, Nicholson, and Schloss.
The full list of CFDA Award nominees and honorees is below; more will be announced as the ceremony nears.
The Fashion Icon Award:
Zendaya
The Face of the Year Award:
Anya Taylor-Joy
The Positive Social Influence Award:
The Model Alliance
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 Do
American 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 Browne
American 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 Telfar
American 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 Wilen
International 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 Jacquemus
International 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