Teyana Taylor will serve as the host of the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion.
Taylor is an American actress, singer, creative director, choreographer and director. She most recently starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” for which she is earning rave reviews. She will next be seen opposite Kim Kardashian, Sarah Paulson, Niecy Nash-Betts, Naomi Watts and Glenn Close in Ryan Murphy’s “All’s Fair” on Hulu and will start 2026 opposite Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for Netflix’s THE RIP.
The evening will also feature several celebrity and fashion industry presenters.
Leslie Bibb and Joseph Altuzarra will present the American Womenswear Designer of the Year award.
Benito Skinner and Jennifer Fisher will present the American Accessory Designer of the Year Award, while Addison Rae and Christopher John Rogers will do the honors for the Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year category.
Thom Browne will present Ralph Rucci with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert will be given to Cynthia Rowley by Julianne Moore.
Ava DuVernay will present the Innovation Award Presented by Amazon Fashion to Jerry Lorenzo of Fear of God.
Naomi Campbell will give Pieter Mulier of Alaïa the International Designer of the Year Award.
Nicole Phelps will introduce the Isabel Toledo Board of Directors’ Tribute to Andre Walker.
Ariana DeBose and Amber Valletta will give the Positive Change Award to Donatella Versace.
Creative entrepreneur and media personality Jenna Lyons returns as the Official CFDA Red Carpet Host.
Amazon Fashion is the Presenting Partner for the CFDA Fashion Awards.
Additional supporters of the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards include Google Shopping for the American Emerging Designer of the Year award as well as M·A·C Cosmetics, Official Beauty Partner, and Krug, Official Champagne Partner, with Transportation provided by Lincoln.
The Awards ceremony and gala dinner will be held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on Monday, November 3, 2025.