Designers and celebrities alike may see awards season as an opportunity to show off their amazing work, but at the CFDA Awards, it's the fashion industry that gets their deserved recognition. And the 2014 CFDAs, which were held Monday night in New York City and hosted by the iconic John Waters, did not disappoint. Major names in the business, including Lupita Nyong'o, Blake Lively, Alexander Wang and of course, Ms. Anna Wintour, stepped out in pursuit and celebration of one thing -- great style.
Even though it's a huge honor just to be invited to the ceremony, there have to be some winners. After the nominations were submitted by the Fashion Guild -- a group of over 1,500 CFDA members, fashion editors, retailers, and stylists -- and everyone voted, here are the winners (in bold):
WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Alexander Wang
Joseph Altuzarra
Marc Jacobs
MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Thom Browne
Marcus Wainwright & David Neville, Rag & Bone
Dao-Yi Chow & Maxwell Osborne, Public School
ACCESSORIES DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Alexander Wang
Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez, Proenza Schouler
Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen, The Row
SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR WOMENSWEAR
Shane Gabier & Christopher Peters, Creatures of the Wind
Rosie Assoulin
Wes Gordon
SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR MENSWEAR
Tim Coppens
Todd Snyder
Shayne Oliver for Hood by Air
SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR ACCESSORIES
Irene Neuwirth
Jennifer Fisher
Marc Alary
THE FOUNDER’S AWARD IN HONOR OF ELEANOR LAMBERT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ TRIBUTE
GEOFFREY BEENE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THE MEDIA AWARD IN HONOR OF EUGENIA SHEPPARD
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