Top image: Pyer Moss FW17. Photography by Driely Vieira, fashion by Eric McNeal

The nominations are in for this year’s CFDA Fashion Awards, and it’s an interesting mix of industry stalwarts and nascent talent.

Raf Simons of Calvin Klein, who took home both the Womenswear and Menswear Designer of the Year awards last year, is once again nominated for both categories, as is Off-White‘s Virgil Abloh. Supreme designer James Jebbia is also nominated for Menswear Designer of the Year (further prove of the streetwear brand’s weight in the industry), while Thom Browne and Tom Ford complete the category.

Championing the next gen of talent, The Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent sees HEROINE 8’s Mike Amiri nominated for his eponymous brand, alongside Kirby Jean-Raymond’s politically-charged label Pyer Moss.

The announcement follows a concerted effort from the CFDA towards inclusivity for this year’s event. WWD reports that the organisation’s chief executive officer and president Steven Kolb sent out an e-mail urging the 500-strong voting panel – consisting of industry heavy-weights – to consider to race, gender and inclusivity when putting forth nominees. “We truly want the event to celebrate the full creative spectrum and richness of American fashion,” he wrote in the e-mail. “Just think of how much fashion is changing, and the diversity of our industry. Designers with broad cultural backgrounds and political ideas are expressing their experiences and beliefs in their collections. Their work deserves greater acknowledgment, acceptance and visibility.”

The event will take place on 4th June in Brooklyn.

Womenswear Designer of the Year

Raf Simons for Calvin Klein

Gabriela Hearst

Marc Jacobs

Virgil Abloh for Off-White

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row

Menswear Designer of the Year

Raf Simons for Calvin Klein

Virgil Abloh for Off-White

James Jebbia for Supreme

Thom Browne

Tom Ford

Accessory Designer of the Year

Paul Andrew

Stuart Vevers for Coach

Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel for Mansur Gavriel

Irene Neuwirth

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row

The Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent

Miki Amiri for Amiri

Laura Vassar Brock and Kristopher Brock for Brock Collection

Aurora James for Brother Vellies

Kirby Jean-Raymond for Pyer Moss

Sander Lak for Sies Marjan

The Swarovski Award for Positive Change

Diane von Furstenberg

Geoffrey Beene

Lifetime Achievement Award

Narciso Rodriguez

The Founder’s Award

Carolina Herrera

The Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Shepherd

Edward Enninful

The International Award

Donatella Versace