Duo Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez, of Proenza Schouler, beat Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs to the covetable Womenswear Designer of the Year last night at the CFDA Awards, the third time they have picked up the award.
Meanwhile Hillary Clinton presented Oscar de la Renta with the Eleanor Lambert Founders Award for his “life and work” and contribution “to the American melting pot”.
Meanwhile, the hotly anticipated Menswear Designer of the Year award was presented to Thom Browne and the Accessories Designer category to Philip Lim.
Womenswear Designer of the Year: Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Menswear Designer of the Year: Thom Browne
Accessory Designer of the Year: Phillip Lim for 3.1 Phillip Lim
Swarovski Awards for Womenswear: Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty for Suno
Swarovski Awards for Menswear: Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne for Public School
International Award: Riccardo Tisci
Media Award: Tim Blanks
Founders Award: Oscar de la Renta
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award: Vera Wang
Board of Directors’ Tribute Award: Costume designer Colleen Atwood