Black creativity was the hottest look of the 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards

Lenny Kravitz, Virgil Abloh, Law Roach, and more were honored at the “Oscars of Fashion,” also known as the 2022 CFDA Awards.

Fashion’s favorite color may be black, but the mood was light on Monday night at the

The full list of the 2022 CFDA Fashion Award winners is below (h/t Vogue):

CFDA’s 2022 Fashion Icon Award:
Lenny Kravitz

The Board of Trustees Award:
Virgil Abloh

Environmental Sustainability Award:
The United Nations

Founder’s Award in Honor of Eleanor Lambert:
Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu curator in charge, the Metropolitan Museum of Art

American Menswear Designer of the Year:
Emily Adams Bode Aujla for Bode

Special Anniversary Award:
Jeffrey Banks

Stylist Award:
Law Roach

American Emerging Designer of the Year:
Elena Velez 

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award:
Laurie Lynn Stark and Richard Stark for Chrome Hearts

Innovation Award:
Kim Kardashian, Co-Founder and CEO Jens Grede, and Founding Partner and Chief Product Officer Emma Grede for Skims

Positive Social Influence Award:
Prabal Gurung, Laura Kim, Phillip Lim, Tina Leung, and Ezra William for The House of Slay

American Accessory Designer of the Year:
Raul Lopez for Luar

The Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Sheppard:
Patti Wilson


Maiysha Kai is theGrio’s lifestyle editor, covering all things Black and beautiful. Her work is informed by two decades of experience in fashion and entertainment, great books and aesthetics, and the brilliance of Black culture. She is also the editor-author of Body: Words of Change series. 


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