One of Holly Fulton's incredible designs.

Swarovski just released the list of shows it’ll be sponsoring for Spring 2011. The roster is long, but distinguished:

Prabal Gurung
Juan Carlos Obando
Erdem
GILES
Marios Schwab
Richard Nicoll
Mark Fast
JW Anderson
Holly Fulton
Henry Holland
Michael van der Ham
Louise Goldin

What does a Swarovski sponsorship afford designers? Along with generous financial support, they’re also required to use Swarovski crystals in their collections. For some, like the embellishment-happy Holly Fulton, that’s easy. For others–say, Mark Fast–it’s a bit more challenging. (However, we saw a sneak peek of Fast pulling it off when we met him earlier this year. He actually embedded the pyramid gems into the knit.)

Congrats to the recipients–we can’t wait to see what they have in store for SS 2011!