Natasha Lyonne presided over the ceremony as the evening’s host. The awards, held at Cipriani South Street at Casa Cipriani in Manhattan, were co-hosted by CFDA members Joseph Altuzarra, Gabriela Hearst, Aurora James, and Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough to mark the CFDA’s 60th anniversary.
Lenny Kravitz was named Fashion Icon, presented by Bradley Cooper.
Martha Stewart gave the inaugural Innovation Award presented by Amazon Fashion to SKIMS, which was accepted by Kim Kardashian, Emma Grede, and Jens Grede.
Cher presented Patti Wilson with the Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard.
The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Laurie Lynn Stark and Richard Stark of Chrome Hearts by Cher and Jesse Jo Stark.
The Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert was presented to Andrew Bolton by Anna Wintour.
Law Roach received the inaugural Stylist Award from Kerry Washington.
Eva Chen presented the Positive Social Influence Award to Slaysians from the The House of Slay featuring Prabal Gurung, Laura Kim, Phillip Lim, Tina Leung, and Ezra William.
Amber Valletta presented The United Nations with the Environmental Sustainability Award, which was accepted by Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General.
Stan Herman presented the Special Anniversary Award to Jeffrey Banks.
In an emotional moment of the evening, Shannon Abloh accepted the posthumous Board of Trustee’s Award on behalf of her late husband, Virgil Abloh.
The official partners of the 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards include:
Presenting Partner, Amazon Fashion
Official Skincare Partner, Dr. Barbara Sturm
Official Hotel Partner, Park Lane New York