The Met Gala is certainly the biggest night in fashion, but another major event for the industry is the CFDA Fashion Awards honoring top American talents both emerging and established for their work across womenswear, menswear and accessory categories—this year’s nominees include buzzy designers Virgil Abloh for Off-White, Raf Simons for Calvin Klein, Mary-Kate And Ashley for The Row, Gabriela Hearst and Marc Jacobs for Womenswear Designer of the Year; Paul Andrew, Stuart Vevers for Coach, Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel for Mansur Gavriel , Mary-Kate And Ashley for The Row and Irene Neuwirth for Accessory Designer of the Year; and husband-and-wife duo Laura Vassar Brock and Kristopher Brock for Brock Collection, Aurora James for Brother Vellies, Sander Lak for Sies Marjan, Kerby Jean-Raymond for Pyer Moss and Mike Amiri for Amiri for the Swarovski Award For Emerging Talent.
Additional honors will be awarded throughout the night including Naomi Campbell who is receiving the Fashion Icon Award, Diane Von Furstenberg who will be honored with the Swarovski Award For Positive Change, Donatella Versace who will receive the International Award, Carolina Herrera who will receive the Founders Award and a the newly created Influencer award going to none other than Kim Kardashian-West.
For the 17th year, the CFDA Awards has partnered with Swarovski and plucked Issa Rae as the evening’s host at the Brooklyn Museum in New York—this marks the first time the CFDA has selected an African-American for the job.
Of course, a star-studded red carpet will kick off the evening as the honorees make their entrance with glamorous guests on their arm as well as presenters and industry titans like Cate Blanchett, Lupita Nyong’o, Sarah Paulson, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Ashley Graham, Kaia Gerber and many more who are set to attend.
Before the winners are named for 2018, here we recount the most incredible looks from CFDA Awards red carpet.
Kendall Jenner in Alexandre Vauthier
And Jimmy Choo shoes and Ippolita jewelry.
Tracee Ellis Ross in Carolina Herrera
And Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Issa Rae in Pyer Moss
Sarah Paulson in Brock Collection
With a Tyler Ellis bag, Irene Neuwirth Jewelry and Chloe Gosselin shoes.
Gigi Hadid in Versace
And Stuart Weitzman heels and EF earrings.
Kim Kardashian West in Rick Owens
Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen
Lily Aldridge in Brock Collection
And Tabitha Simmons heels and Bvlgari jewelry.
Naomi Campbell in Calvin Klein
And Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Ashley Graham in Vera Wang Bride Collection
With an Edie Parker bag and Stuart Weitzman heels.
Cate Blanchett in Monse
Lupita Nyong'o in Versace
Emily Ratajkowski in Brock Collection
Kaia Gerber in Alexander Wang
Kourtney Kardashian in Christian Siriano
And Giuseppe Zanotti heels.
Diane Lane in Gabriela Hearst
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Altuzarra
Irina Shayk in Diane Von Furstenberg
Amber Heard in Michael Kors Collectiona
And Eva Fehren jewelry.
Candice Huffine in Gabriela Hearst
Rachel Zoe
With David Webb jewelry.
Whoopi Goldberg in Christian Siriano
Dianna Agron in Monse
And Irene Neuwirth jewelry.
Donatella Versace
Joan Small in Custom Brandon Maxwell
Elsa Hosk in Frame
With A Staud bag.
Josephine Skriver in Zuhair Murad
And Sarah Flint shoes.
Ciara in Monse
Olivia Culpo in Rebecca Minkoff
Claire Danes in Narciso Rodriguez
And Eva Fehren jewelry.
Laura Harrier in Sies Marjan
And Bvlgari jewelry.
Martha Hunt in Thom Browne
With an Atelier Swarovski bag and jewelry.
Winnie Harlow in Tommy Hilfiger
In Giuseppe Zanotti heels and Bvlgari jewelry.
Jourdan Dunn in Michael Kors Collection
Karlie Kloss in Jason Wu
And an Atelier Swarovski by Jason Wu ring.
