The annual CDFA Awards took place last night to celebrate extraordinary American fashion designers in womenswear, menswear and accessories. Fashion designers, stylists and other influencers in the fashion industry flock to New York for the awards ceremony to honour the incredible talent.
Take a look at are red carpet highlights from the event:
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Marc Jacobs, Thom Browne and Beyoncé were just some of the names that took home the big awards last night, winning Womenswear Designer of the Year, Menswear Designer of the Year and the Fashion Icon Award, respectively.
Full list of winners:
Womenswear Designer of the Year – Marc Jacobs
Menswear Designer of the Year – Thom Browne
Fashion Icon Award – Beyoncé
Accessories Designer of the Year – Mansur Gavriel: Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel
Swarovski Award for Womenswear – Brandon Maxwell
Swarovski Award for Menswear – Orley: Alex Orley, Matthew Orley, Samantha Orley
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design – Paul Andrew
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award – Norma Kamali
The Founder’s Award in Honour of Eleanor Lambert – Donna Karan
International Award – Gucci: Alessandro Michele
The Board of Directors’ Special Tribute Award – David Bowie
The Media Award in Honour of Eugenia Sheppard – Imran Amed, editor-in-chief of The Business of Fashion