NEW YORK (AP) — fashion Powerhouse couple A$AP Rocky rihanna Rocky will take home another fashion icon award after winning the Council of Fashion Designers of America Award on Monday.
The fashion world darlings posed together on the CFDA carpet wearing designer looks from Chanel and Alaia at the American Museum of Natural History.
Known as the Oscars of fashion, guests at the event included supermodel Naomi Campbell, singer Lily Allen, and designers Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen.
The night’s host, Teyana Taylor, wore a Thom Browne look throughout the ceremony. Taylor brought a lightness to the event, making the audience laugh, including at one point having trouble following the teleprompter.
At another point, Taylor joked about looking for jury duty, adding that you should ask A$AP Rocky, who knows how to wear a “dirty suit in court.”
Monday night’s event was a show of love and support for Rocky. The multi-hyphenate star had a rocky start to the year when he left On trial Felony assault and subsequent Found innocent. After the trial, Rocky became Ray-Ban’s creative director and co-chaired his second runway show at creative agency AWGE. met gala. In addition to his work in fashion, Rocky also appeared in two movies released this year.
While presenting Rocky with the Fashion Icon Award, Chief Content Officer at Condé Nast Anna Wintour welcomes Rocky to the CFDA family.
“He’s here tonight, two months after his birth. third child named Rocky“When you look at A$AP Rocky’s devoted father, you see how much family meant to him, and now we all welcome him into our family,” Winter said.
In his speech, Rocky thanked his team for their support, especially during the most difficult times of the year.
“Thank you for sticking with me, especially when things were bad and I was going through trials and tribulations,” he said.
Rocky also yelled at his partner, Rihanna, who was sitting in the audience. Rihanna won the CFDA Fashion Icon Award in 2014.
“Here we go, baby,” he said.
At the ceremony, fashion heavyweights and emerging designers received prestigious awards in their respective categories. CFDA Chairman and Designer Thom Browne opened the event, presenting couturier Ralph Rucci with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ralph Lauren, which has been around for more than 50 years, has been named Womenswear Designer of the Year for the second time. The designer beat out Rachel Scott of Diotima, Tory Burch, Wes Gordon of Carolina Herrera and Daniela Kallmeyer of Kallmeyer.
Other honorees on the night included Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who won American Accessories Designer of the Year for their luxury brand The Row, and Thom Browne, who won American Menswear Designer of the Year for his playful tailoring style.
Rising pop star Addison Rae and former CFDA award-winning designer Christopher John Rogers have named Ashlynn Park of the brand Ashlynn as this year’s recipient of the Emerging Designer of the Year award. Park, who founded her own brand in 2020, is also a finalist for the CFDA Fashion Fund. Fund winners will be announced later this month.
Supermodel Amber Valletta stunned while presenting the Positive Change Award to designer Donatella Versace wearing the iconic low-cut Versace jungle dress, first worn by Valletta on the runway and later worn by Jennifer Lopez.
In a loving tribute to the Alaïa fashion house, supermodel and longtime Alaïa muse Naomi Campbell presented designer Peter Mullier with the International Designer of the Year award. Following the passing of the brand’s eponymous courtier, Murier took the reins of the brand as creative director in 2021.
Campbell, who was a close friend of the late Azzedine Alaia and affectionately called him “Papa,” said Peter did not try to replace Alaia, but to honor him.
Hollywood participated in full force at the event. Actor Julianne Moore presented the Founder’s Award to her friend and designer Cynthia Rowley. Actor Jennifer Lawrence also presented the Media Award to her friend and W magazine editor-in-chief Sarah Moonves, and director Ava DuVernay presented the Innovation Award to Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo. In recognition of his influence and contributions to the fashion industry, Andre Walker received the Isabel Toledo Board of Directors Award.
Despite the night’s many surprises, including a musical performance by singer Olivia Dean, one thing remains the same year after year: the chicken pot pie. As a giant blue whale model hung overhead, attendees ate the ceremony’s famous chicken pot pie, topped with animal-shaped puff pastry.
