The CFDA Fashion Awards recognize extraordinary design excellence in: womenswear, menswear, accessories, as well as accomplishments in journalism, creative vision, and lifetime achievement.
The 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards were hosted by film director and screenwriter John Waters on Monday, June 2 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center.
Nominations for each award category are submitted by The CFDA Fashion Awards Guild, an invitation only network comprised of top fashion retailers, journalists, stylists, influencers and the 450+ member designers of the CFDA.
The Winners are:
WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Joseph Altuzarra
MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Dao-Yi Chow & Maxwell Osborne, Public School
ACCESSORIES DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen, The Row
SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR MENSWEAR
Tim Coppens
SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR ACCESSORIES
Irene Neuwirth
INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Raf Simons for Dior
FASHION ICON AWARD
Rihanna
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