WWD reported this morning that the CFDA is planning to open up their board to a select few fashion bloggers this June. The CFDA board is responsible for choosing the winner of each year’s CFDA designer award (this year, the winner was Sophie Theallet!), so this would be a huge honor to whoever is chosen!

“We’ve been doing the CFDA awards for 28 years, and how we did it then is different than what we do today. We’re always evolving, always trying to be current, [all] without ever compromising the legitimacy or the integrity of the CFDA,” said Steven Kolb, executive director of the CFDA.

The article notes that the bloggers have not yet been chosen, but speculates that bloggers like Tavi Gevinson of Style Rookie and Bryanboy could be among “the chosen ones”, although we won’t know until June 7th when the voters are announced.

This is really an interesting move for the CFDA, and I’m looking forward to hearing what people think about it, since bloggers aren’t always so well-received by people who have been working in the industry for a long time, as some of the existing board members have.

Do you think that the CFDA is making the right choice by incorporating bloggers into their elite group of fashion experts? I know that if they called me and offered a spot, I’d do my best to make them proud (hint, hint, CFDA!).