Last
night at Lincoln Center, the fashion industry's elite came out with the
celebrities who love them. The occasion
was to honor the achievements of their peers across multiple categories at the CFDA Awards.
Thom
Browne won the award for Menswear Designer of the Year. He was recently honored at the Pratt fashion
design graduate show and Michelle Obama wore his coat on the day of the last
inauguration. I guess this win should
not have been much of a surprise.
Philip
Lim won the award for Accessories Designer of the Year.
Swarovski awarded honors in emerging talent to Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty for Suno for women’s wear, Dao-Yi Chow and
Maxwell Osborne for Public School for men’s wear, and Pamela Love for accessory
design.
The
most coveted category, Women’s Designer of the Year went to Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for
Proenza Schouler for their fifth
win in the history of these awards. It’s
a wonder that we aren’t all issued the PS 1 handbag when we step onto 7th
avenue at this point.
The
non-competitive awards that honored established figures in fashion included Oscar
de la Renta for the Founder’s Award in Honor of Eleanor Lambert. The award was presented to him by longtime
friend/fan Hillary Clinton.
The CFDA
Board of Directors’s tribute honored my favorite costume designer, Colleen Atwood (Snow White & the Huntsman, Chicago, etc.)
The
committee awarded Vera Wang the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award to
bridal/lifestyle/eveningwear juggernaut, Vera Wang.
While I
believe every major designer is “International”, the CFDA gave their
International Award to Richardo Tisci of Givenchy.
I grew up
following “Toronto Life Fashion” on local television. I was very proud to hear that the host I
watched for years, Tim Blanks receive the Media Award in Honor of Eugenia
Sheppard. Canadian in ‘da house!
Photo collage from cfda.com instagram round-up
