The CFDA Awards, which you might call the “Oscars of Fashion,” are just a few hours away! In advance of the ceremony, we sent over some questionnaires to the nominees to find out how they reacted to being nominated, their biggest challenges (Snyder admits he doesn’t think he will win), and sillier stuff like their favorite internet distractions (Azzuolo hunts for Inuit art online) and the first thing they ever made.

Last week, we heard from the nominees for the Swarovski Award for Accessory Design: Pamela Love, Irene Neuwirth and Tabitha Simmons. This week, we picked the brains of Swarovski Award for Menswear nominees Todd Snyder and Antonio Azzuolo, as well as Swarovski Womenswear nominees Shane Gabier and Chris Peters of Creatures of the Wind. See above for another exclusive look at the Trey Laird-directed, Craig McDean-shot CFDA Journal, featuring looks from Azzuolo, Snyder and Phillip Lim.

Click through to hear from each nominee.