Designer Christopher John Rogers tops starry CFDA awards

NEW YORK – Designers Christopher John Rogers and Emily Adams Bode for BODE person taken apical honors astatine the yearly Council of Fashion Designers of America awards.

Rogers, whose purple ensemble was chosen by Vice President Kamala Harris for her inauguration, won for womenswear and Bode for menswear astatine the glittery ceremonial — the manner industry's mentation of the Oscars — which was held successful idiosyncratic this twelvemonth aft a virtual-only ceremonial successful 2020 owed to the pandemic.

The antecedently announced Fashion Icon grant — the astir disposable personage grant of the yearly lawsuit — went to Zendaya, for what the CFDA called her “global interaction connected fashion.” The enactment noted successful a connection announcing the grant that the actor-singer, 25, had been a protagonist of some emerging and established designers. It besides cited her covering enactment Daya by Zendaya, launched successful 2013 and featuring “gender-fluid designs successful a full-size range.”

A spokesperson for labels similar Lancôme and Valentino, Zendaya is presently starring successful “Dune.” In 2020 she won the Emmy for pb histrion successful a play for her show successful “Euphoria.”

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Previous Fashion Icon recipients person included Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, and Jennifer Lopez.

Actor Anya Taylor-Joy, champion known for the deed Netflix bid “The Queen’s Gambit,” was named Face of the Year, a caller grant this year.

Actor Emily Blunt hosted the proceedings Wednesday evening astatine THE POOL + THE GRILL successful the Seagram Building connected Park Avenue.

Nominations for the decorator categories were submitted by the CFDA Fashion Awards Guild, made up of members of the CFDA, on with manner retailers, journalists, and stylists.

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