The Council of Fashion Designers of America marked its 60th anniversary Monday night by honouring the next generation of American designers.
Hosted by actress Natasha Lyonne, the CFDA Awards included first-time winners Raul Lopez for American Accessories Designer of the Year, Elena Velez for Emerging Designer and Khaite’s Catherine Holstein for American Womenswear Designer. Emily Adams Bode Aujla took home American Menswear Designer of the Year for a second year in a row.
Among the nominees for American Menswear Designer was Thom Browne, who in January will become the CFDA’s next chairman, succeeding Tom Ford.
The Board of Trustees’ award was a tribute to Virgil Abloh, who died nearly a year ago at age 41 after a battle with cancer.
Other awardees included Patti Wilson, who received the Media Award in honour of Eugenia Sheppard, plus Fashion Icon Lenny Kravitz and Law Roach, the first recipient of the new Stylist Award. The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award went to Laurie Lynn Stark and Richard Stark of Chrome Hearts. A Special Anniversary Award went to the designer Jeffrey Banks, while Martha Stewart presented the first Innovation Award to Kim Kardashian, Emma Grede and Jens Grede for Skims.
See the full list of winners below:
American Womenswear Designer of the Year: Catherine Holstein, Khaite
American Menswear Designer of the Year: Emily Adams Bode Aujla, Bode
American Accessories Designer of the Year: Raul Lopez, Luar
American Emerging Designer of the Year: Elena Velez
Fashion Icon: Lenny Kravitz
Stylist Award: Law Roach
Innovation Award: Kim Kardashian, Emma Grede, Jens Grede, Skims
The Positive Social Influence Award: Slaysians from the The House of Slay featuring Prabal Gurung, Laura Kim, Phillip Lim, Tina Leung, and Ezra William
The Environmental Sustainability Award: The United Nations
The Media Award in honour of Eugenia Sheppard: Patti Wilson
The Board of Trustees’ Award: Virgil Abloh
The Founder’s Award in Honour of Eleanor Lambert: Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award: Laurie Lynn Stark and Richard Stark, Chrome Hearts
Special Anniversary Award: Jeffrey Banks
