Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro
Hernandez (right) were announced as co-winners of
the Womenswear Designer of the Year at the prestigious
Council of Fashion Designers (CFDA) 25th
anniversary awards ceremony, which honors the best
in American fashion. Previously the pair won the
Swarovski Perry Ellis Ready-to-Wear award at the
2003 CFDA award ceremony.
Proenza Schouler and L’Amy America have signed
a worldwide license agreement for the creation, production
and distribution of ophthalmic glasses and
sunglasses under the Proenza Schouler brand name.
The first sunglass collections will be presented in
September 2007 during New York fashion week.
The Proenza Schouler sunglass collection will initially
be distributed to key high-end optical, specialty
and department stores.
July 2007