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Lauren designated `Fashion Legend'
DESIGNERS BESTOW FIRST-TIME TITLE
By Samantha Critchell
Associated Press
Article Launched: 03/18/2007 01:45:36 AM PDT
NEW YORK - The Council of Fashion Designers of America will bestow its first-ever title of Fashion Legend to Ralph Lauren at the CFDA's 25th annual awards ceremony in June. The honor coincides with Lauren's 40th anniversary in the industry.
"No one deserves it more," said CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg at a cocktail reception at Rockefeller Center last week, where nominees and honorary award winners were announced.
The CFDA added in a statement: "His vision and innovation epitomizes American design excellence and continues to set the standard in fashion."
Emphasizing that Lauren is still a driving force, he is nominated in a competitive category, too. He is up against Italo Zucchelli for Calvin Klein, and Steven Cox and Daniel Silver for Duckie Brown as menswear designer of the year. He has been nominated for the men's award for the past six years, but he last won in 1996. In 1995, he was womens wear designer of the year.
This year's top choices for womens-wear designer are Oscar de la Renta, Proenza Schouler and Marc Jacobs. Jacobs was also nominated in the accessories category with Michael Kors and Derek Lam.
Through a spokesman, Kors joked that he felt like the "Susan Lucci" of the category with his fourth nomination, but he was "honored and pleased."
U2 front man and globe-trotting humanitarian Bono will receive the Board of Directors Special Tribute. U2 does indeed have ties to the fashion world. Bono helped his wife, Ali Hewson, and designer Rogan Gregory launch the collection Edun, which manufacturers its apparel in developing countries.
In the emerging talent categories, Phillip Lim, Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte, and Thakoon Panichgul were singled out for womens wear; Michael Bastian, Tim Hamilton, and David Neville and Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone for menswear; and Justin Giunta for Subversive, Jessie Randall for Loeffler Randall and Anna Sheffield for Bing Bang for accessories. The winners receive Swarovski Awards that include financial support from the crystal company.
The lifetime achievement award, which now will be called the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Award to honor what von Furstenberg called Beene's "American excellency" and a $5 million gift from the late designer's estate, goes to Robert Lee Morris. It's the first time this honor was being given to an accessories designer.
This year's international award will go to Frenchman Pierre Cardin. Washington Post writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan will get the Eugenia Sheppard Award for journalism. The Eleanor Lambert award, which honors the broad category of "imagemakers," will be given to photographer Patrick Demarchelier.
The nominations are determined by anonymous ballots from fashion editors and writers, retailers, stylists and other designers. The awards ceremony, which usually attracts many Hollywood celebrities as presenters, is slated for June 4 at the New York Public Library.
Lauren designated `Fashion Legend'
DESIGNERS BESTOW FIRST-TIME TITLE
By Samantha Critchell
Associated Press
Article Launched: 03/18/2007 01:45:36 AM PDT
NEW YORK - The Council of Fashion Designers of America will bestow its first-ever title of Fashion Legend to Ralph Lauren at the CFDA's 25th annual awards ceremony in June. The honor coincides with Lauren's 40th anniversary in the industry.
"No one deserves it more," said CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg at a cocktail reception at Rockefeller Center last week, where nominees and honorary award winners were announced.
The CFDA added in a statement: "His vision and innovation epitomizes American design excellence and continues to set the standard in fashion."
Emphasizing that Lauren is still a driving force, he is nominated in a competitive category, too. He is up against Italo Zucchelli for Calvin Klein, and Steven Cox and Daniel Silver for Duckie Brown as menswear designer of the year. He has been nominated for the men's award for the past six years, but he last won in 1996. In 1995, he was womens wear designer of the year.
This year's top choices for womens-wear designer are Oscar de la Renta, Proenza Schouler and Marc Jacobs. Jacobs was also nominated in the accessories category with Michael Kors and Derek Lam.
Through a spokesman, Kors joked that he felt like the "Susan Lucci" of the category with his fourth nomination, but he was "honored and pleased."
U2 front man and globe-trotting humanitarian Bono will receive the Board of Directors Special Tribute. U2 does indeed have ties to the fashion world. Bono helped his wife, Ali Hewson, and designer Rogan Gregory launch the collection Edun, which manufacturers its apparel in developing countries.
In the emerging talent categories, Phillip Lim, Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte, and Thakoon Panichgul were singled out for womens wear; Michael Bastian, Tim Hamilton, and David Neville and Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone for menswear; and Justin Giunta for Subversive, Jessie Randall for Loeffler Randall and Anna Sheffield for Bing Bang for accessories. The winners receive Swarovski Awards that include financial support from the crystal company.
The lifetime achievement award, which now will be called the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Award to honor what von Furstenberg called Beene's "American excellency" and a $5 million gift from the late designer's estate, goes to Robert Lee Morris. It's the first time this honor was being given to an accessories designer.
This year's international award will go to Frenchman Pierre Cardin. Washington Post writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan will get the Eugenia Sheppard Award for journalism. The Eleanor Lambert award, which honors the broad category of "imagemakers," will be given to photographer Patrick Demarchelier.
The nominations are determined by anonymous ballots from fashion editors and writers, retailers, stylists and other designers. The awards ceremony, which usually attracts many Hollywood celebrities as presenters, is slated for June 4 at the New York Public Library.
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I think they look really cool there considering what most of us wore in the 80's. OMG that decade was a mess.
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