Overview
- The CFDA Awards were held on Monday, November 2 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and were hosted by Keke Palmer.
- Tory Burch received the Positive Change Award and Anthony Vaccarello was named International Designer of the Year as he exits Saint Laurent after a decade leading the house.
- Photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin won the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award and Peter Marino was named Fashion Icon.
- Zane Li of Lii was singled out as the front-runner in the Google American Emerging Designer category after a year of industry prizes, with other notable nominees across womenswear, menswear, and accessories.
- A star-studded guest list and high-profile presenters amplified the red-carpet moment and the CFDA’s peer-voting process which often converts awards into greater retail deals, editorial coverage, and industry opportunities for winners.