Chairman of the CFDA Board Tom Ford made the announcement in a video that premiered on RUNWAY360 and CFDA’s social channels.
This is first CFDA Fashion Award for each designer in the four American categories and represents the most diverse group of recipients in the awards’ 39-year history.
The 2020 CFDA Fashion Awards are sponsored by Klarna, the leading global payments and shopping service. Klarna’s commitment to help drive business growth and to support designers and creativity made them a natural fit to partner with the CFDA Fashion Awards.
Nominees and winners were determined by the CFDA Awards Guild which is comprised of CFDA members, leading fashion journalists, stylists, and top retail executives.
The CFDA Fashion Awards serve as the CFDA’s largest fundraiser for scholarships. We are also proud the recipients of the 2020 CFDA Scholar Awards. This year, the program increased its annual student awards from $100,000 to $175,000 across seven eligible $25,000 scholarships.
CFDA Design Scholars: Chris Pleasant, Virginia Commonwealth University; Yanbing Fan, Academy of Art University; Honorable Mention: Kylie Carroll, Virginia Commonwealth University
CFDA/K11 Scholar (MFA/MA): Uyen Tran, Parsons School of Design; Honorable Mention: Evaristo Pereira, Savannah College of Art and Design
$25,000 CFDA/K11 Scholar (BFA/BA): Mohua Goswami, Fashion Institute of Technology
Honorable Mention: Yitao Li, Fashion Institute of Technology
CFDA Design Scholar Suntchi Image-Maker Award: Eliana Batsakis, School of Art Institute of Chicago; Honorable Mention: Sidonia Wu, Parsons School of Design
Liz Claiborne Design for Impactful Futures Scholar Award: Daniela Gutierrez Arreguin, Savannah College of Art and Design; Honorable Mention: Rashida Birdlong, Academy of Art University
Geoffrey Beene Design Masters Scholar Award: Milijana Delic, Academy of Art University; Honorable Mention: Camerin Stoldt, Fashion Institute of Technology
