Willy Chavarria won the American Menswear Designer of the Year award, again

Once again this year, the fashion community gathered for the CFDA Fashion Awards, held at the Museum of Natural History in New York, hosted by actress and star of the highly anticipated Wicked, Cynthia Erivo. The Council of Fashion Designers of America – in partnership with Amazon Fashion – praised the new generation of American designers, who in this edition managed to completely overshadow the industry's big names. Major victories included Rachel Scott, creative director of Diotima, winning the award for American Womenswear Designer of the Year, beating Marc Jacobs, Thom Browne, and Tory Burch. For the second consecutive year, Willy Chavarria won the award for American Menswear Designer of the Year, surpassing Thom Browne and Mike Amiri. Raul Lopez, head of creative direction at Luar, took home the award for American Accessory Designer of the Year. The Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year award was given to Henry Zankov, creative director of his eponymous brand.

The Fashion Icon of the Year was Erykah Badu, while the International Award was presented to Schiaparelli’s creative director, Daniel Roseberry. For the career awards, Vogue’s Global Editor-at-Large Hamish Bowles received the Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert, and the quintessential American creative director, Michael Kors, took home the Positive Change Award. Photographer Annie Leibovitz added to her numerous accolades with the Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard. The new Board of Directors’ Tribute in memory of Isabel Toledo was awarded to the late designer. Finally, the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Stephen Burrows. This year's CFDA theme was undoubtedly inclusivity, highlighted throughout New York's runways from every perspective. An event not just for industry insiders: lately, the CFDA red carpet has been delivering star-studded looks. Among the most viral were Tyla in an archival Tom Ford for Gucci look from the SS96 collection, and Kylie Jenner continuing her devotion to Jean Paul Gaultier with a look from Haider Ackermann’s SS23 Haute Couture collection.