FASHION: CFDA Announces 2011 Award Nominees + the 2012 NY Fashion Week Schedule

Following are TWO Announcements from The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)

ONE - Now that we just finished Fall Fashion Weeks for Fall 2011, the Spring 2012 New York Fashion Week Schedule has been Announced

NEW YORK, March 18, 2011. The CFDA has confirmed the upcoming fashion and market week schedules for New York.

The Spring 2012 collections will be shown from Thursday, September 8 through Thursday, September 15, 2011.

The Fall 2012 collections will be shown Thursday, February 9 through Thursday, February 16, 2012.

New York’s Spring and Fall shows always commence on the second Thursday in September and the second Thursday in February and kick off the global calendar of Fashion Weeks, and are immediately followed by Fashion Weeks in London, Milan, and Paris.

Resort 2011 collections are scheduled Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 17, 2011 and, as in past resort seasons, designers are asked to contain their shows in this two week period.

TWO - The CFDA announced the 2011 Award Nominees And Honorees:

WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Alexander Wang
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Marc Jacobs

MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Michael Bastian
Patrik Ervell
Simon Spurr

ACCESSORY DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Alexander Wang
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Reed Krakoff

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR WOMENSWEAR
Joseph Altuzarra
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Prabal Gurung

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR MENSWEAR
Alexander Wang
Phillip Lim
Robert Geller

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR ACCESSORY DESIGN
Alejandro Ingelmo
Eddie Borgo
Jason Wu
Pamela Love

GEOFFREY BEENE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Marc Jacobs

INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Phoebe Philo for Celine

MEDIA AWARD
Hilary Alexander of The Telegraph

FOUNDERS AWARD
Hal Rubenstein of InStyle

FASHION ICON AWARD
Lady Gaga

SPECIAL TRIBUTE AWARD
Arthur Elgort