Fashion news: Alexander Wang up for a CFDA Award, André Leon Talley’s Top Model debut, Coco Rocha’s wedding invites

The 2010 CFDA Awards nominees were announced last night including heavy hitters such as Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang for women designer of the year and up-and-comer’s like Alexis Bittar in the accessory designer category. Check out the full list here. [Style.com via Racked]

André Leon Talley made his television debut last night on the premiere of America’s Next Top Model introducing viewers to the word “dreckitude.” [The Cut]

Looks like a June wedding for Coco Rocha. The model showed off a picture of her wedding invitation to her Twitter fans, choosing a Victorian-inspired look to seal the date–June 9, 2010. [@Oh_So_Coco, via Coco Perez]

College students take note: when prepping for the SATs, remember to include fashion in your studying pile. Anna Sui ended up as a topic in this year’s exam, in the following question: “Because her clothes are both inventive and lucrative, Anna Sui is truly a _ designer.” [Vogue UK]

Elie Saab makes waves with yacht designer Weyves Couture and yacht builder Oceanco; the designer was chosen to design three mega yachts, with the first already unveiled. The first, the ES117, includes two private suites, 10 guest suites, a swimming pool, whirl pool, theatre, spa and gym of course. Wow. That is mega. [weyves-couture.com]

Leigh Lezark is the star of the Henry Holland for Levi’s Spring 2010 campaign. [Catwalk Queen via Stylelist]

Stella McCartney‘s second Gap Kids collection launched, with a celebratory party in tow. McCartney described it best: “I definitely like kids’ parties better than adult ones — they flow much better…And sugar highs are definitely better to be around than other kinds of highs!” [WWD]

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