CFDA Awards 2015: The Winners
On Monday evening, the fashion industry was buzzing with the announcement of the winners of the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards, or "The Oscars of Fashion" as they are affectionately dubbed amongst the fashion crowd. The annual event was held at New York's Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center and saw a stream of celebrity attendees, some of them proudly presenting awards to America's best crop of fashion designers. Actors Amanda Seyfried and Joshua Jackson, it-model Gigi Hadid and reality TV star Kim Kardashian—who had just announced her second pregnancy hours before— were some of the stars enlisted to deliver the prized awards.
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West at the CFDA Awards 2015
Other celebrity attendees included January Jones, Emily Rossum, Pharell Williams, Katie Holmes and Diane Kruger who all came to support American fashion during its biggest award ceremony of the year.
Famous twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were the biggest winners of the night, scooping up the Womenswear Designer of The Year award with their minimalist fashion label, The Row. They fought off serious competition with Joseph Altuzarra, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors and Proenza Schouler all competing in this category. The Row had already won the prestigious awards in 2012, while receiving the Accessories Designer award last year.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen of The Row, winner of Womenswear Designer of The Year
Tom Ford was awarded Menswear Designer of the Year, while this year's accessories award went to shoe designer Tabitha Simmons. Singer and producer Pharell Williams was award the Fashion Icon Award.
British comedian James Corden, the toast of America recently with his brave career jump into late night television was hosting the proceedings, and delivered quite a risqué but well-received speech about some of fashion's most iconic members and celebrity followers.
Models Gigi and Bella Hadid at the CFDA Awards 2015
See below for the full list of winners of the CFDA Awards 2015:
Menswear Designer Of The Year
Tom Ford
Womenswear Designer Of The Year
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen, The Row
Accessories Designer of the Year
Tabitha Simmons
Swarovski Award For Womenswear
Rosie Assoulin
Swarovski Award For Menswear
Shayne Oliver for Hood by Air
Swarovski Award For Accessory Design
Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel for Mansur Gavriel
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Betsey Johnson
International Award
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino
The Founder's Award In Honor Of Eleanor Lambert
Millard "Mickey" Drexler
Fashion Icon Award
Pharrell Williams
