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.