CFDA Awards 2010

Last night, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) paid tribute to the winners and honorees of the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. The top honors went to Marc Jacobs for Womenswear Designer of the Year, presented by Jessica Biel. The award for Menswear Designer of the Year was presented by Anthony Mackie to David Neville & Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone. Alexis Bittar took home the Accessory Designer of the Year Award, presented by Dakota Fanning. For the ninth year in a row, the evening was underwritten by Swarovski.

Alexa Chung and Ed Westwick presented all three Swarovski Awards which honor and recognize emerging talent. The Swarovski Award for Womenswear was given to Jason Wu. The Swarovski Award for Menswear was presented to Richard Chai. The Swarovski Award for Accessory Design went to Alexander Wang.

The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Michael Kors by Anna Wintour,Editor in Chief of Vogue.

The late Alexander McQueen was honored with the Board of Directors Special Tribute Award by Sarah Jessica Parker for his indelible contribution to international fashion. A live presentation of his final sixteen looks were shown on models who appeared on a custom-built stage by Tony-Award winning set designer Scott Pask.

Christopher Bailey, Burberry Chief Creative Officer, was honoured with the International Award. Christopher collected the award from American designer Donna Karan, at the awards ceremony in New York.

In his role as Chief Creative Officer of Burberry, Christopher Bailey is responsible for the design of all Burberry collections and products, as well as all advertising, corporate art direction, architectural design, multi-media content and overall brand image for Burberry.

Here is the full list of nominees and winners:

International Designer of the Year
Burberry chief creative officer Christopher Bailey

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Kors

Fashion Icon of the Year
Iman

Womenswear Designer of the Year
The nominees: Alexander Wang, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs
The winner: Marc Jacobs

Menswear Designer of the Year
The nominees: Michael Bastian, David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone, Tom Ford
The winner: David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone

Accessory Designer of the Year
The nominees: Alexis Bittar, Marc Jacobs, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough for Proenza Schouler
The winner: Alexis Bittar

Swarovski Award for Womenswear
The nominees: Jason Wu, Joseph Altuzarra, Prabal Gurung
The winner: Jason Wu

Swarovski Award for Menswear
The nominees: Patrik Ervell, Richard Chai, Simon Spurr
The winner: Richard Chai

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
The nominees: Alexander Wang, Dana Lorenz, Eddie Borgo
The winner: Alexander Wang

Popular Vote
The winner: Ralph Lauren

[Sources: DFR, Vogue UK, Burberry, Randy Brooke]