The CFDA Fashion Awards brought together fashion figures and celebrities on Monday night at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Hosted by Keke Palmer, the event presented 12 awards during an evening that included a red carpet, dinner and awards ceremony.
Rachel Scott of Diotima won American Womenswear Designer of the Year, marking her second win in the category. Ralph Lauren received American Menswear Designer of the Year for the third time, while Anthony Vaccarello was named International Designer of the Year.
Other design awards went to Ana Khouri, named American Accessory Designer of the Year, and Colleen Allen, who received the Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year award. Allen is a Brooklyn-based womenswear designer and founder of her own label.
The ceremony also recognized Tory Burch with the Positive Change Award, Peter Marino as Fashion Icon and Gap Inc. with the Innovation Award, presented by Amazon Fashion. Eva Chen received the Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard, and Linda Fargo was given the Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert.
The Isabel Toledo Board of Directors’ Tribute went to fashion designer and artist Susan Cianciolo. Photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin received the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.
In remarks at the ceremony, CFDA chairman Thom Browne praised the work of American designers and creators over the past year. Sara Moonves, editor in chief of W Magazine, also highlighted the CFDA Scholarship Fund’s 30th anniversary, saying it had awarded a record $1.5 million directly to design students that year. She said a CFDA x WYouth Scholarship, presented by Nuuly, would launch in 2027 to fund two students’ education.
Sources: WWD.