Each June, the international fashion community honours the best and
brightest in American design at the CFDA Fashion Awards, which on Monday
saw Brandon Maxwell and Rick Owens take home the most coveted accolades.

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The ceremony was held at the Brooklyn Museum, where Maxwell was bestowed
with the CFDA womenswear designer of the year award, while the menswear
award went to Owens.

Maxwell, who according to the Associated Press had not prepared a speech
and buoyantly enjoyed the free bar, stated: “I am so proud to be part of
an industry like this where we wake up every day charged with the idea that
making a woman feel good, that making someone happy, is valid.”

Even at the top of their game, designer struggle

“I worked for 10 years as a stylist before I started this company and I
know that you’re kind people, that you work hard, and we get scrubbed up
tonight and put on a suit, but 364 days a year we are trying to pay the
light bills and make it happen.”

Fashion twins Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen of The Row won the
accessories award while Emily Adams Bode won emerging designer of the year.

Costume designer Bob Mackie, famous for dressing Cher and a host of
Hollywood luminaries, was presented the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement
award by Broadway actress Bernadette Peters.

“He knows how to give a girl pizazz,” Peters told the AP. She said Mackie
had dressed her when she couldn’t afford to buy a gown for her nightclub
act, and made her wedding dress as a gift.

In his acceptance speech, Mackie, who is 80, said: “Thank you for making me
take a look at the past 50 years.”

Barbie recognised as champion of female empowerment

Other special awards saw the Fashion Icon award go to Jennifer Lopez and
the Board of Directors’ Tribute honoured Barbie as “an icon and champion of
female empowerment.” Designer Eileen Fisher, received the Positive Change
award, fashion editor Carine Roitfeld received the Founder’s Award and
Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen won the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo
Giammetti International Award.

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