The 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards partners with Amazon Fashion

By

Jennifer Braun

Published
Jun 9, 2022

The CFDA announced on Tuesday that Amazon Fashion will serve as the presenting partner of its annual CFDA Fashion Awards. 

Set to take place on Monday, November 7, in Manhattan, the event will be co-hosted by CFDA members Joseph Altuzarra, Gabriela Hearst, Aurora James, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, marking the 60th anniversary of the CFDA. 

“The CFDA Fashion Awards celebrate the best in American creativity and global style, and this year will be no different,” said CFDA CEO, Steven Kolb. “We are particularly excited to be partnering with Amazon Fashion, a global retailer and innovative brand builder with a continuous focus on reinventing the shopping experience, to celebrate this special occasion at Cipriani South Street at Casa Cipriani with our special CFDA member co-hosts.”

It will reveal the 2022 Fashion Awards nominees and honorees come September in categories including American Womenswear Designer of the Year, American Menswear Designer of the Year, American Accessories Designer of the Year, American Emerging Designer of the Year, International Women's Designer of the Year and lnternational Men's Designer of the Year. 

“We’re delighted to partner with the CFDA to bring our innovation and resources to the larger fashion community and to champion CFDA’s mission of strengthening American fashion,” added Muge Erdirik Dogan, president of Amazon Fashion. “This collaboration allows us to further our support of both emerging and well-established designers, creating a fresh new way to connect brands with our diverse fashion-engaged customer base.”

Last year, in particular, the CFDA crowned Zendaya the 2021 Fashion Icon, as well as honored Anya Taylor-Joy with the first Face of the Year award. Meanwhile, Christopher John Rogers was named American Womenswear Designer of the Year, while Emily Bode Aujla of Bode was named American Menswear Designer of the Year.