‘The Oscars of Fashion’ took place in New York Hammerstein Ballroom.
Each year, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) honors the best designers worldwide with the awards that are considered the highest achievement in the fashion industry. This year, for the first time, the ceremony was held in the Hammerstein Ballroom, after seven years at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center.
Joel HcHale (Community) hosted the event wearing David Hart suit. Traditionally, the designers arrived to the red carpet accompanied by their muses: Stuart Weitzman brought Ciara, Dwyane Wade, who wore Public School and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley who showed up alongside Michael Kors.
In addition to the award ceremony, the event included tributes to David Bowie and Prince. Michael C. Hall performed Bowie’s “Changes,” and Jennifer Hudson closed the show with renditions of “When Doves Cry” and “The Beautiful Ones.”
The most important award of the night, The Fashion Icon Award, was speculated to go to First Lady, Michelle Obama. However, it eventually landed in the hands of Queen Bey.
See the full list of winners below.
CFDA 2016 Awards
Fashion Icon Award:
- Beyoncé Knowles
Womenswear Designer of the Year:
- Marc Jacobs
Menswear Designer of the Year:
- Thom Browne
Accessories Designer of the Year:
- Mansur Gavriel: Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel
Swarovski Award for Womenswear:
- Brandon Maxwell
Swarovski Award for Menswear:
- Orley: Alex Orley, Matthew Orley, Samantha Orley
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design:
- Paul Andrew
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Norma Kamali
The Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Sheppard:
- Imran Amed, editor in chief of The Business of Fashion
The Founder’s Award in Honor of Eleanor Lambert:
- Donna Karan
International Award:
- Gucci: Alessandro Michele
Board of Directors’ Tribute Award:
- David Bowie (accepted by Tilda Swinton)
