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Raf Simons Wins CFDA Awards for Menswear & Womenswear
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The only other person to win both in the same year was Calvin Klein, 23 years ago.
June 06 2017 12:41 PM EST
March 12 2019 1:28 AM EST
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Last night was a big night for fashion: the 2017 CFDA Awards drew New York City's best-dressed into the Hammerstein Ballroom to honor the minds that have shaped the year's fashion. Raf Simons made history as the second designer ever, and the first since 1993, to take home Designer of the Year in both menswear and womenswear categories.
Simons won the awards in his first year as Creative Director of Calvin Klein, and, fittingly, the previous person to win both was Klein himself, 23 years ago.
"I--we--came to America because America, and you, its people, are inspiring to me... are inspiring to us," Simons said while accepting the first of his awards, for Menswear. "If this means we can do something back, and we can inspire, then we are more than happy at Calvin Klein, and thankful at Calvin Klein. It feels like a big welcome."
Simons has been in his post at the iconic brand for under a year, but already done much to rejuvenate the label's image. He unveiled a new logo in February and had an incredible Americana-inspired runway show for his New York Fashion week debut. Here are some of our favorite looks from that ready-to-wear line:
Take a look at the full list of 2017 CFDA winners, below:
Menswear Designer of the Year:
WINNER: Raf Simons for Calvin Klein
Robert Geller
Thom Browne
Tim Coppens
Todd Snyder
Accessory Designer of the Year:
WINNER: Stuart Vevers for Coach
Irene Neuwirth
Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel for Mansur Gavriel
Paul Andrew
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent:
Laura Vassar and Kristopher Brock for Brock Collection
Gabriela Hearst
WINNER: Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia for Monse
Virgil Abloh for Off-White
Sander Lak for Sies Marjan
Womenswear Designer of the Year:
Joseph Altuzarra
WINNER: Raf Simons for Calvin Klein
Marc Jacobs
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Inaugural Swarovski Award for Positive Change
Kenneth Cole
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Rick Owens
International Award
Demna Gvasalia for Vetements and Balenciaga
The Founder's Award
Pat McGrath
Board of Directors' Tribute
Cecile Richards, Gloria Steinem and Janelle Monae
Fashion Icon Award
Franca Sozzani, Italian Vogue editor-chief, posthumous
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