Seth Meyers hosted last night’s CFDA awards. Fashion people are a tough crowd. As Meyers rightly pointed out, the fashion industry is not exactly known for being laid back and not taking themselves too seriously. So he went for it. And killed. He opened to tepid, hesitant chuckles from the crowd but by the time Read more →
The fashion Oscars CFDA awards have wrapped: The Olsens took home the big prize for womenswear for the Row (they very adorably thanked each other); Seth Meyers wore Marc Jacobs’ Met ball outfit (and dared to make a Galliano joke); Garance Dore had folks tearing up when she accepted her award by telling the audience to “take your fun very seriously…[and] maybe one day you will start a revolution”; and John Waters proved the perfect person to pick up awards for both Comme des Garçons‘ Rei Kawakubo (“I wear Comme des Garcons to be fashionable in private…We know how great her clothes look but others just think we’re poor”) and Johnny Depp (“He has fashion balls…he was a pirate Pepe Le Pew way before I met him”). And the industry recognized its finest talents this year.
Without further ado, the 2012 CFDA award winners:
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 Read more →
Welcome to our new nail art column–the Top Coat! Every week we’ll be doing a step-by-step nail art tutorial. We’ve already told you the essentials you need for a good nail art kit, so gather your tools and try our next project. In anticipation of the upcoming 2012 Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Read more →
The CFDA Awards, the “Oscars of Fashion” (if the Met Gala is the red carpet, the CFDAs are the actual awards), take place this Monday. In advance of the awards, we sent over some questionnaires to the nominees to find out how they reacted to being nominated, their biggest challenges, and sillier stuff like their Read more →
In advance of Comme des Garcons‘ Rei Kawakubo receiving the CFDA’s International Award this Monday (she’ll accept the award in absentia), Cathy Horyn’s written a great, justifiably hagiographic profile about the reclusive and enigmatic designer in today’s New York Times. “No living designer with the exception of Azzedine Alaïa is held in higher esteem by her peers, and none has enriched our spirit in so many original and confounding ways,” she writes. That’s high praise from Cathy Horyn. Also, true.
Kawakubo has a cult following–for evidence see this charming Style.com piece about Comme devotees. And remember when Tavi Gevinson famously rapped about her?
Horyn really gets to the core of why Kawakubo has garnered this cult following and why she is so compelling. “If Karl Lagerfeld is the leading talk artist of fashion, Ms. Kawakubo is the Mona Lisa,” she writes. “She makes no effort to reveal her meanings, though at times she explains her methods.” She asked her about her design method and reprinted her lengthy emailed answer in full because, “[i]t says everything, and it could not be said better.” Here it is (and for everyone who thought her last collection was about flat fashion in the Internet age, you thought wrong):
We figured it was a long shot but we were really hoping that Johnny Depp would actually show up at Monday’s CFDA Awards in some fabulous fedora-plus-tiny scarf-plus pinstriped suit-plus arm party get up to accept his style icon award. Alas, it is not to be.
Johnny Depp will pick up his award in absentia as he is currently on location in the Navajo Nation filming The Lone Ranger, WWD is reporting. Comme des Garçons‘ Rei Kawakubo, who is set to receive the International Award, will also be a no show; she’s busy prepping her June 29 men’s show in Paris.
Swarovski’s been sponsoring the CFDAs for over a decade, and the roster of up-and-coming designers who have won the crystal brand’s trio of awards is quite impressive. (Everyone from Zac Posen to Alexander Wang has accepted a Swarovski.) This little diddy is a montage of acceptance speeches over the years, and features everyone from Kate Spade and Rick Owens to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Totally worth the two minutes.
Kanye West seemed pretty relaxed last night at the CFDA Awards after party, just shooting the shit with friends like GQ‘s Jim Moore and Adam Kimmel. Kanye was even nice to us when we sidled up to him and asked a couple of questions. “Here’s the thing, I don’t do quotes.” So, is he really designing his own line? “[Smile.] I don’t do quotes.” Uhuh.
Luckily, there were other partygoers willing to dish on the collection, set to launch in October in Paris. “Oh, he’s definitely doing it. But you didn’t here that from me!” said one industry insider.
So it’s looking like the rumors are true, but of course we’ll have to wait a while longer for a confirmation from Mr. West.
It’s nearly June, which means the fashion world is gearing up for its own glamorous celebration of exceptional achievements, the CFDA Awards, which will take place on June 6. To generate some buzz about the ceremony, the council created a funny little Twitter account for Trova, the CFDA statue. We scored an exclusive interview with the sparklingly hilarious lady, who dished about 2011 host Anderson Cooper, ex-boyfs, and how to get that flawless golden sheen.
Lauren will be covering the CFDA Awards tonight (in DvF), and while we’ve already showed you some dress options under $1,000, we’re still dreaming about the designer outfits we wish we could wear.
So we’ve compiled our favorite CFDA-appropriate looks from AW10 and SS10; we’ve got it all from Marc Jacobs to A Piece Apart.
Click through for the best of American design.
