The 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards are scheduled for November 3 at the American Museum of Natural History. Nominees and honorees were announced early last month as New York Fashion Week got going, and today the Council of Fashion Designers of America has shared that the recipient for the Fashion Icon recognition will be none other than Vogue’s May 2025 cover star A$AP Rocky.
The rapper, who is known as a menswear oracle of sorts and acted as co-chair at the 2025 Met Gala, has a label of his own as part of his creative agency AWGE. Rocky is also the creative director of Puma and Ray-Ban and has fronted campaigns for labels including Bottega Veneta and Calvin Klein, in addition to designing a capsule for Moncler. “A$AP Rocky is a fashion icon in the purest form,” CFDA chairman Thom Browne said. “He is one of a kind. His truly original approach to fashion inspires me, and so many, to think differently.”
Ralph Lauren is nominated for American Womenswear Designer of the Year, returning to the fold after a handful of years. Joining him are Tory Burch, Wes Gordon for Carolina Herrera, and first-timer Daniella Kallmeyer, plus Rachel Scott for her own label Diotima. Scott won for Emerging Designer in 2023 and for Womenswear in 2024—could she keep up her winning streak?
As for menswear, Mike Amiri, Thom Browne, and Willy Chavarria are nominated once more, though here are two fun surprises: Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta have made the cut for their work for Eckhaus Latta, as have Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for their menswear for The Row. The Olsens have already won CFDA Awards for both womenswear and accessories. A trifecta is unprecedented.
The Olsens are also nominated for Accessories Designer of the Year. Joining them are Ana Khouri, Catherine Holstein for Khaite, Raul Lopez for Luar, and Tory Burch.
The Emerging Designer of the Year category, presented by Google Shopping, includes Taylor Thompson for 5000, Colleen Allen, and CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists Ashlynn Park for Ashlyn, Julian Louie for Aubero, and Bernard James.
As for this year’s honorees: Ralph Rucci will receive this year’s Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. The Isabel Toledo Board of Directors’ Tribute will be given to Andre Walker and the Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard will go to Sara Moonves of W Magazine. The Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert recipient is Cynthia Rowley, and this year’s International Designer of the Year is Pieter Mulier for Alaïa. Donatella Versace will receive the Positive Change Award for her philanthropic efforts, her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community, and her support of young talents.
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