Overview
- The CFDA Fashion Awards were held Monday at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
- Valletta told Vogue she had never worn her runway dress in public before this appearance.
- She first modeled the design for Versace’s Spring 2000 season before Jennifer Lopez’s 2000 Grammys look propelled it into pop-culture legend.
- Former Google executive Eric Schmidt has credited the Grammys search spike for prompting the creation of Google Image Search.
- Valletta presented Donatella Versace with the CFDA Positive Change Award recognizing LGBTQ+ advocacy and sustained support for emerging talent.