by Sarah Waldrop
This week’s 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards brought out the most prominent and upcoming celebrities and designers to the red carpet in New York City. The Council of Fashion Designers of America showcased the leading fashion, jewellery and accessory designers of the year with big winners – Joseph Altuzarra, Public School and The Row. Raf Simons for Dior was commemorated with the International Award and Tom Ford received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Rihanna showed up in a sheer pink mesh made of more than 230,000 Swarovski crystals. The 2014 Fashion Icon of the Year winner left little to the imagination in the custom designed gown by Adam Selman.
See complete list of winners below:
Womanswear Designer of the Year – Joseph Altuzarra
Menswear Designer of the Year – Dao-Yi Chow & Maxwell Osborne, Public School
Accessories Designer of the Year – Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen, The Row
Swarovski Award: Menswear – Time Coppens
Swarovski Award: Accessories – Irene Neuwirth
Fashion Icon Award – Rihanna
Lifetime Achievement Award – Tom Ford
The Founder’s Award – Bethann Hardison
International Award – Raf Simons for Dior
The Media Award – Paul Cavaco
Board of Directors’ Tribute – Ruth Finley