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2015 CFDA Fashion Awards nominees
2015 CFDA Fashion Awards nominees
CFDA president DVF with 2015’s recipient of the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. Betsey Johnson (Getty)

Every year, the Council of Fashion Designers of America honors the best of the best of fashion design and innovation at an awards ceremony (the Oscars of the industry, according to some), and CFDA president Diane Von Furstenberg announced Monday which designers are nominated for 2015. Check out the full list below, and let us know who you think will take home top honors at the June 1 ceremony!

Womenswear Designer of the Year
Joseph Altuzarra for Altuzarra
Marc Jacobs
Michael Kors
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row

Menswear Designer of the Year
Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne for Public School
David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone
Thom Browne
Tim Coppens
Tom Ford

Accessories Designer of the Year
Alexander Wang
Irene Neuwirth
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Tabitha Simmons

Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne for Public School
Rosie Assoulin
Ryan Roche

Swarovski Award for Menswear
Shayne Oliver for Hood By Air
Alex Orley, Matthew Orley, and Samantha Orley for Orley
Ariel Ovadia and Shimon Ovadia for Ovadia & Sons

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Paul Andrew
Eva Zuckerman for Eva Fehren
Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel for Mansur Gavriel

The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Betsey Johnson

The Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Sheppard
Instagram

The Founder’s Award in Honor of Eleanor Lambert
Millard “Mickey” Drexler, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of J.Crew Group, Inc.

International Award
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino

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