Sarah Jessica Parker in Alexander McQueen photo: sherly rabbani and josephine solimene
The late fashion designer Alexander McQueen was posthumously honored at last night’s 28th Annual CFDA Awards held at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Sarah Jessica Parker presented the award and spoke the following moving words about her fallen friend:
McQueen photo: pascal le segretain/getty
“I was an admirer and he was aware of my affection. He was a singular mind. How do you do him justice in a few words? There’s no question his breathtaking work will endure. But I would’ve loved to see what he would’ve done next.”
Michael Kors and Gwyneth Paltrow photo: sherly rabbani and josephine solimene
After Parker’s speech, models wearing McQueen’s final collection headed down the runway while the soundtrack to The Piano filled the air, an ode to his Fall 2006 Collection.
CFDA Awardees Jason Wu, Richard Chai, and Alexander Wang photo: sherly rabbani and josephine solimene
Also honored at the event was supermodel Iman who received the Fashion Icon Award. After accepting the award, she jokingly reminisced, “I want to thank my parents for giving me the longest neck of any girl on any go-see anywhere in the world.” And she even made a lovingly jab towards her hubby, rocker David Bowie, when she proclaimed that the CFDA had given her “the right to finally say to my husband, ‘Move over, you’re not the only icon in the house.” Right on, Iman!
Fashion Icon Winner Iman with Isabella Rosselini photo: dimitrios kambouris/getty
Also in attendance were Marc Jacobs who won Womenswear Designer of the Year, Richard Chai, Alexander Wang, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Wu, Rachel Weisz, and Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Michael Kors.
Here is the full list of winners:
Board of Directors Special Tribute
Alexander McQueen
Womenswear Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs
Menswear Designer of the Year
Rag & Bone
Accessory Designer of the Year
Alexis Bittar
Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Jason Wu
Swarovski Award for Menswear
Richard Chai
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Alexander Wang
International Award
Christopher Bailey for Burberry
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Kors
Eugenia Sheppard Award
Paper’s Kim Hastreiter
Eleanor Lambert Award
Vogue’s Tonne Goodman
L’Oréal Popular Vote Award
Ralph Lauren
