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Nominees of 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards named, Isabel Toledo to be honoured

The nominees of the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards have been announced as the council, together with headline sponsor Amazon Fashion, looks to continue celebrating designers and innovators impacting American fashion. Nominees for the American Womenswear Designer of the Year are; • Rachel Scott for Diotima • Marc Jacobs • Jack McCollough and Lazaro...

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Serena Williams to receive the Fashion Icon Award at CFDA Fashion Awards

Tennis star Serena Williams will receive the Fashion Icon Award at the 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion, marking the first athlete to win the prestigious award. The awards ceremony and gala dinner will take place at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on November 6. The Council of Fashion Designers of America...

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The CFDA announces nominees and honourees for the 2023 Fashion Awards

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced the nominees and honourees for all categories of this year’s CFDA Fashion Awards, presented in partnership with Amazon. For the American Womenswear Designer of the Year award, Altuzarra’s Joseph Altuzarra, Christopher John Rogers, Khaite’s Catherine Holstein, Tory Burch, and Luar’s Raul...

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CFDA Fashion Awards to take place November 6

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced details of its 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards, which is set to take place November 6. With Amazon Fashion as its presenting partner, the gala and ceremony will be held for the first time at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The event itself is part of the CFDA’s efforts...

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CFDA announces award nominees

The original CFDA Awards were planned for June 8, but thanks to coronavirus a wrench was thrown in that plan. However, that won't stop America's governing fashion body from recognizing top tier talent. “In this time of unprecedented challenge and change for our industry, we feel very strongly that it is important to recognize the nominees...

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CFDA postpones 2020 Fashion Awards

The annual CFDA Fashion Awards, which were originally scheduled for June 8 at the New York Public Library, have been postponed to a yet to be determined date. CFDA chairman Tom Ford and CFDA president Steven Kolb made the decision to postpone after reviewing federal and state guidelines for health and wellness amidst the coronavirus pandemic....

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CFDA announces new awards

The CFDA awards are scheduled for Monday, June 8, and this year the event will be seeing a new set of awards. This year, the organization has added categories for International Men’s Designer of the Year and Women’s Designer of the Year, Face of the Year and Brand of the Year. Both categories will be open to American and International...

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Video: Behind Swae Lee's backwards polo shirt CFDA Awards look

Rapper Swae Lee wore a backwards polo shirt and high waist bell bottoms from Telfar Clemens’s eponymous fashion label. Source: Vogue, YouTube.

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CFDA names 2019 award winners

The CFDA Awards took place at the Brooklyn Museum last night, and it was a night of celebration for top designer talent. Brandon Maxwell won the CFDA award for womenswear designer of the year, his second CFDA Award after winning the Swarovski emerging womenswear designer award in 2016. Mary-Kate and Ashely Olsen won Accessory Designer of the...

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CFDA Awards: Brandon Maxwell, Rick Owens, The Row and Jennifer Lopez win top accolades

Each June, the international fashion community honours the best and brightest in American design at the CFDA Fashion Awards, which on Monday saw Brandon Maxwell and Rick Owens take home the most coveted accolades. The ceremony was held at the Brooklyn Museum, where Maxwell was bestowed with the CFDA womenswear designer of the year award, while...

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What to expect in fashion news from week 23, 2019

What’s going on in the world of fashion this week? FashionUnited takes a look ahead at the upcoming news and events for the 23rd week of the year. Below are the main points from the editorial agenda in the period between 3-9 June, 2019. Graduate Fashion Week 2019 (2-5 June) Graduate Fashion Week (GFW) is back this week to showcase the best...

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Nominees of CFDA Fashion Awards have been announced

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced its nominees for this year's CFDA Fashion Awards. The award ceremony is set to take place at the Brooklyn Museum on June 3, just after Tom Ford takes over the role of chairman of the CFDA. For the category of Womenswear Designer of the Year, the CFDA has nominated Brandon Maxwell, Marc...