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2026 CFDA Fashion Awards Winners: Ralph Lauren, Rachel Scott, and More

Anna Wintour, Hailey Bieber, Tremaine Emory, and more were enlisted as presenters.

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The 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards, hosted by masterful Halloween celebrator Keke Palmer, took over New York’s American Museum of Natural History on Monday (Nov. 2).

We’ve already broken down a few key looks from the evening, as seen here and here, but now we’re running down the full list of winners. Among those enlisted as presenters for this year’s ceremony were Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, Tremaine Emory, Naomi Osaka, Anna Wintour, Zoë Kravitz, and Laufey.

Keep reading below for more.

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American Menswear Designer of the Year: Ralph Lauren

American Womenswear Designer of the Year: Rachel Scott

American Accessory Designer of the Year: Ana Khouri

Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year: Colleen Allen

Fashion Icon Award: Peter Marino

Positive Change Award: Tory Burch

International Designer of the Year Award: Anthony Vaccarello

Innovation Award presented by Amazon Fashion: Gap Inc.

Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Sheppard: Eva Chen

Founder's Award in Honor of Eleanor Lambert: Linda Fargo

Isabel Toledo Board of Directors' Tribute: Susan Cianciolo

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award: Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

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