Michael Kors recognised among America’s finest at the 2026 CFDA Awards
The designer joins an elite roster of nominees for American Womenswear Designer of the Year at fashion's most defining ceremony, held at the American Museum of Natural History.
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The 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards, presented by Amazon Fashion, took place on November 2 at the American Museum of Natural History, drawing together the most celebrated voices in American fashion. Michael Kors stood among the nominees for American Womenswear Designer of the Year, competing alongside Catherine Holstein for Khaite, Rachel Scott for Diotima, Tory Burch, and Wes Gordon for Carolina Herrera.
An American fashion designer with a CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award from 1999 and a Lifetime Achievement Award from 2010, Kors brought his considerable legacy to this year’s proceedings. The evening celebrated creativity across American fashion, with the nominees determined by the CFDA Fashion Awards Guild, an invitation only voting body made up of influential members of the fashion industry, including CFDA member designers, fashion editors and journalists, retail executives, stylists, influencers and other industry professionals.
The ceremony underscored the breadth of contemporary American design, recognising established figures and rising talents whose vision continues to shape the industry on the global stage.
Imagery courtesy of Michael Kors (@michaelkors).