Joel McHale To Host The 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards

NEW YORK, May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Joel McHale will host the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday, June 6^th at the Hammerstein Ballroom. McHale is an American comedian, actor, writer, television producer, and television host. He is known for having hosted the E! network's The Soup for twelve years, starring on NBC's Community, author of Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be –– available this fall –– and is set to star in CBS's comedy The Great Indoors. 

"His experience as a host, an actor, a comedian and someone who comes from outside the fashion industry will keep the night lively, topical, and unexpected," said Steven Kolb, President and Chief Executive Officer of the CFDA.

McHale joins the evening's nominees and honorees at the dynamic event, which will include a seated dinner and live performances from Jennifer Hudson and Michael C. Hall. Michael C. Hall, actor and star of Ivo van Hove's Lazarus, will perform a song to commemorate the extraordinary legacy and style of David Bowie, recipient of the Board of Directors' Tribute award. Actress Tilda Swinton will be accepting the award on behalf of the late artist. The evening will close with a special performance by Grammy Award-winning recording artist and Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson.

For a complete list of nominees & honorees, please visit CFDA.com

About the CFDA 
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc, (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association founded in 1962 that leads industry-wide initiatives and whose membership consists of more than 500 of America's foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry, and accessory designers. In addition to hosting the annual CFDA Fashion Awards, which recognize the top creative talent in the industry, the organization owns the Fashion Calendar and stages New York Fashion Week: Men's.

It also offers programs which support professional development and scholarships, including the CFDA {Fashion Incubator}, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, the Geoffrey Beene Design Scholarship  Award, the Liz Claiborne Design Scholarship Award and the CFDA/Teen Vogue Scholarship. In 2013, the Fashion Manufacturing Initiative was created to nurture, elevate and preserve garment production in New York City. Member support is provided through the Strategic Partnerships Group, a high-profile group of companies offering designers strategic opportunities. The CFDA Foundation, Inc. is a separate, not-for-profit organized to mobilize the membership to raise funds for charitable causes. Through the Foundation, the CFDA created and manages the worldwide Fashion Targets Breast Cancer initiative; raises funds for HIV/AIDS organizations with events such as Fashion's Night Out and 7th on Sale and addresses the issue of model health with The CFDA Health Initiative.

For more information, please visit www.CFDA.com, facebook.com/cfda, twitter.com/cfda, cfda.tumblr.com, and youtube.com/cfdatv

About Swarovski
Swarovski delivers a diverse portfolio of unmatched quality, craftsmanship, and creativity. Founded in 1895 in Austria, Swarovski designs, manufactures and markets high-quality crystals, genuine gemstones and created stones as well as finished products such as jewelry, accessories and lighting. Now run by the fifth generation of family members, Swarovski Crystal Business has a global reach with approximately 2,560 stores in around 170 countries, more than 25,000 employees, and revenue of about 2.33 billion euros in 2014. Together with its sister companies Swarovski Optik (optical devices) and Tyrolit (abrasives), Swarovski Crystal Business forms the Swarovski Group. In 2014, the Group generated revenue of about 3.05 billion euros and employed more than 30,000 people. The Swarovski Foundation was set up in 2012 to honor the philanthropic spirit of founder Daniel Swarovski. Its mission is to support creativity and culture, promote wellbeing, and conserve natural resources.

SOURCE Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)

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