At American fashion’s biggest night of the year, there is no dull moment on the red carpet. Matching our industry’s creativity, our CFDA members, designers and celebrities in attendance pull out all the stops and stunts to create moments that we think about for year’s to come.

Ahead of the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion on Monday, November 3, we observe one of our favorite traditions—a look back at some of the best red carpet moments of the last five years.

Kid Cudi in an ERL wedding dress, 2021

Cher in custom Chrome Hearts, 2022

Tokischa taking her wig off in Willy Chavarria, 2023

Fashion Icon Zendaya in custom Vera Wang, 2011

Kim Kardashian in custom SKIMS x Dolce Gabbana, 2022

Host Anne Hathaway in Ralph Lauren, 2023

Gigi Hadid in a Thom Browne jockstrap, 2022

Teyana Taylor in Christopher John Rogers, 2023

Rauw Alejandro in Willy Chavarria, 2023

Keke Palmer in Carolina Herrera by Wes Gordon, 2022

Alex Consani in AREA, 2024

Fashion Icon Erykah Badu in Thom Browne, 2024