Overview
- The Council of Fashion Designers of America held the 2025 ceremony at New York’s American Museum of Natural History with Teyana Taylor as host.
- Ralph Lauren won American Womenswear Designer of the Year, while Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen took Accessories Designer of the Year for The Row.
- Donatella Versace received the Positive Change Award, Ashlynn Park earned Google Shopping’s American Emerging Designer of the Year, and Thom Browne won Menswear Designer of the Year.
- Rihanna joined A$AP Rocky on the red carpet, marking her first carpet appearance since the birth of their third child in September.
- Additional honors included Pieter Mulier as International Designer of the Year, Jerry Lorenzo for the Innovation Award, Ralph Rucci’s Lifetime Achievement, and the CFDA Fashion Fund winner will be announced later this month.