The Olsens Top 2012 CFDA Nominees

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Is it really that time again for the biggest prize in American fashion? Yup! The nominees and honorees have been announced for the 2012 CFDA Awards and it’s a full house. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have graduated from the Swarovski Emerging Talent pool to be nominated for womenswear designer of the year for The Row along with last year’s winners Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCullough of Proenza Schouler and perennial favorite Marc Jacobs. Full list of nominees after the jump!

Joseph Altuzarra Wins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Pocket hottie Joseph Altuzarra of eponymous line Altuzarra beat out nine other designers to be named the grand prize winner of this year’s Council of Fashion Designers/Vogue Fashion Fund at Skyhigh Soho last night.

6 Street Style Blogs from Cities Dissed by GQ

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

GQ made a lofty list of cities that bite the big one in the fashion realm. They hit the nail on the head with some cities, like with the Burlington, VT “Cool hat, stoner” comment, and Boston’s place at #1. But other cities had me questioning. Brooklyn? Manhattan? Kansas City??? Seriously, I’m not sure how NYC made the list, but much of it felt like Gentleman’s Quarterly simply pointing out the pratfalls of fashion in America. We’ve plucked out some locales that are trying, and have documented their fashion (mis?)adventures in street style blogs to prove it. And so, we bring them to you, 6 cities on the brink of redemption from GQ‘s scathing report. You decide if they deserved the beating.

SLIDESHOW: CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Announces Top 10 Finalists

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

First Look: Creatures Of The Wind SS09 Collection

Edited by Corey Moran

Here are a few pieces from the Creatures Of The Wind collection. The random acorn western tie could be an awesome way to stick out in a crowd full of randoms who take their fashion too serious sometimes.

Thanks to The Fashionisto for the images.