A 2003 AP file photo of Alexander McQueen.
The fashion world has announced one more tribute to
designer Alexander McQueen.
McQueen, who died in an apparent suicide in London last
month, will receive the Council of Fashion Designers of
America's special board of directors honor at the industry's
annual celebrity-studded gala this summer. The announcement
was made Wednesday.
Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs and last year's pick for
up-and-coming talent, Alexander Wang, will compete in the
womenswear category, considered the big competitive prize of
the night.
The emerging-talent nominees in womenswear this year are
Joseph Altuzarra, Prabal Gurung and Jason Wu.
In menswear, Tom Ford, making a return to fashion, will
compete in the main category with Michael Bastian and Rag
& Bone's David Neville and Marcus Wainwright. Richard
Chai, Patrik Ervell and Simon Spurr were selected for the
Swarovski rising-star award.
Perennial accessories designer of the year nominee Jacobs is
up against Alexis Bittar and Proenza Schouler's Jack
McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. The designers, editors,
retailers and stylists who pick nominees named Eddie Borgo,
Dana Lorenz and Wang as the ones to watch in accessories.
All emerging-talent winners will receive financial support
from Swarovski, the Austrian crystal company.
Michael Kors will get the lifetime achievement award, and
model-turned-entrepreneur Iman is the year's fashion icon.
The gala will be held in New York on June 7.
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