CFDA 2013 Nominees

The CFDA awards are the Academy Awards of the fashion world, it is the most prestigious award you can get as an American fashion designer. Once a year the Council of Fashion Designers of America come together to decided who were the most influential members of the fashion community that year. Past winners include Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Reed Karkoff, Phillip Lim, Alexander Wang, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Tory Burch, and many more, so the 2013 winners will be in great company. Just last week the 2013 nominees were announced for the upcoming June 3rd event. The categories are as follows:

Womenswear Designer of the Year
Alexander Wang
Marc Jacobs
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler

Menswear Designer of the Year
Michael Bastian
Thom Browne
Steven Cox and Daniel Silver for Duckie Brown

The CFDA Awards

Accessory Designer of the Year
Alexander Wang
Phillip Lim for 3.1 Phillip Lim
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler

Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters for Creatures of the Wind
Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs for Cushnie et Ochs
Erin Beatty and Max Osterweis for Suno

Swarovski Award for Menswear
Tim Coppens
Todd Snyder
Public School’s Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Irene Neuwirth
Jennifer Meyer
Pamela Love

Some of my picks for winners include Alexander Wang for womenswear designer of the year , Phillip Lim for 3.1 Phillip Lim for accessory  designer of the year, and Jennifer Meyer for the Swarovski award for accessory design. 

PFW: Chanel

Chanel Runway

Fur Helmets 

Paris fashion week is a time when the most prestigious designers come together to show the world there newest collections and Chanel is by far the most popular and anticipated show every season. Karl Lagerfeld introduce his latest creations to the fashionistas on March 5th under a ornate glass ceiling, at the Grand Palais. The beautiful round runway had a gigantic globe in the center with tiny Chanel flags marking where the brand is sold.  

The look that Chanel gave this season was sporty chic. Lagerfeld worked Coco Chanel's classic and timeless designs into pieces that have definitely been on trend with what we have already seen from fashion week, such as oversized coats and chunky knit sweaters. Chanel is famous for their signature tweed jackets and Lagerfeld gave a modern twist on this look for the latest show. He remade the classic tweed jacket into a fringe tunic that was worn over a hoodie that gave it a modern and edgy look. He also did a longer version of the tweed jacket and put patches of the tweed fabric onto jeans. In terms of accessories the models, who wore fur helmets and glittery eye make up, carried oversized quilted leather clutches and lego like clothes (which were popular bags carried by people throughout fashion week) and chain-decorated biker boots were definitely the shoe of choice!

Overall I was pleased with Lagerfeld's newest collection! Although it wasn't as breathtaking as some of his recent collections he had some great commercial pieces that will keep Chanel fans coming back for more! 

Best and Worst of 2013 Oscars!

Jessica Chastain in Armani Prive

The Oscars Red Carpet is by far my favorite TV event of the year! Its the time when the stars bring out all the stops in hopes to land on the best dressed list. This year year I was not as blown away by the fashion and glamour and the carpet as I have been is past years. However, there were still some absolutely amazing and memorable looks! 

Anne Hathaway in Prada

In terms of best dressed I think that Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, and Naomi Watts were all standouts. Jessica Chastain wore a beautiful Armani Prive beaded dress in a beautiful flesh tone. Her look oozed Hollywood Glamour with with her beautiful pin waves and red lips. It was the perfect look for a best actress nominee. Jennifer Lawrence looked absolutely stunning in her pale pink Dior Couture dress. She complimented the look with a classic but modern undo and wore a beautiful diamond chain draped down her back which gave the outfit a younger look, since she is only 22! She made such a statement in the dress and was a perfect choice for the oscar winner to wear. Naomi Watts wore a gorgeous custom asymmetrical gunmetal dress also designed by Armani Prive. Metallic, especially shades of silver were definitely a trend on this years carpet. All three best actress nominees looked like absolute stars and deserve recognition for their fashion choices as they do for their acting! 

In terms of worst dressed my picks have to be Anne Hathaway and Renee Zellweger. Anne Hathaway was confirmed to be wearing Valentino and last minute changed her mind and decided to wear a pale pink Prada dress. Although the look was very on trend with the other pieces Prada showed in their Fall 2013 collection but the dress seemed uninspired and was definitely not something that a nominee should of worn. Although Renee Zellweger was only a presenter her look was still all over the place, which matched her behavior during the award show. She wore a metallic look that was custom made for her by Carolina Herrera. Although the dress itself was pretty it did not flatter her and the jewelry and bag did not go with the look at all and her hair looked messy and unfinished. 

Overall the 85th Annual Academy Awards delivered, as it always does, giving us looks that we will remember for years.