The CFDA Awards is one of the most important events on the American fashion calendar as it celebrates U.S. designers and tastemakers who are shaping the industry and pushing it forward. Each year, luminaries gather at the American Museum of Natural History to celebrate the designers, celebrities, media moguls, and philanthropists making strides in the fashion world in America and beyond. And the red carpet is not to be missed: designers often invite certain celebrities to attend as their guests and dress them for the occasion.
This year saw no shortage of head-turning looks on the red carpet, from Elle Fanning and PinkPantheress in joyful designs from Coach, to Olandria in a show-stopping custom outfit from Brandon Blackwood. Inside the ceremony, which was hosted by Keke Palmer, Rachel Scott of Diotima won American Womenswear Designer of the Year; Anthony Vaccarello was presented with the International Designer of the Year Award by Hailey Bieber, Zoë Kravitz, and Rosé; Gap Inc. took home the Innovation Award; and Colleen Allen was awarded the Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year.
Keep scrolling to see the best looks from the 2026 CFDA Awards red carpet, and keep scrolling for our favorite outfits from previous years.
Olandria at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing custom Brandon Blackwood.
Hailey Bieber at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Saint Laurent.
Keke Palmer at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing vintage Bob Mackie.
Becky G at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Carolina Herrera.
Naomi Osaka at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Miss Claire Sullivan and Desert diamond jewelry by Rahaminov and Viltier.
Megan Thee Stallion at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Kim Shui.
Zoë Kravitz at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Saint Laurent.
Pamela Anderson at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Carolina Herrera.
Lili Reinhart at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Monse.
Gracie Abrams at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Colleen Allen.
Lupita Nyong'o at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing custom GapStudio by Zac Posen.
Demi Moore at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing custom GapStudio by Zac Posen.
Alix Earle at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing vintage Isaac Mizrahi.
Julia Fox at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Miss Claire Sullivan.
Elle Fanning at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Coach.
Chlöe Bailey at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Christian Siriano.
Brandy, Law Roach, and Monica at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Sergio Hudson, Luar, and Cult Gaia respectively.
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Rosé at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Saint Laurent.
Nara Smith at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Altuzarra.
Coco Jones at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Kim Shui.
Ashley Graham at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Esque/By.
Tinashe at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Christopher John Rogers.
Indya Moore at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Diotima.
Yseult at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing custom Jamea Nguyen and Alexander Cole.
PinkPantheress at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Coach.
Richie Shazam at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing Thom Browne.
Nicky Hilton Rothschild at the 2026 CFDA Awards
Wearing alice + olivia.
Rihanna and ASAP Rocky at the 2025 CFDA Awards
Wearing Alaïa and Chanel respectively.
Olandria and Brandon Blackwood at the 2025 CFDA Awards
Wearing Brandon Blackwood.
Ciara at the 2025 CFDA Awards
Wearing Sergio Hudson.
Teyana Taylor at the 2025 CFDA Awards
Wearing Thom Browne.
Blake Lively at the 2024 CFDA Awards
Wearing Michael Kors.
Erykah Badu at the 2024 CFDA Awards
Addison Rae at the 2024 CFDA Awards
Serena Williams at the 2023 CFDA Awards
Kim Kardashian at the 2023 CFDA Awards
Teyana Taylor at the 2023 CFDA Awards
Kim Kardashian at the 2022 CFDA Awards
Keke Palmer at the 2022 CFDA Awards
Janelle Monae at the 2022 CFDA Awards
Kylie Jenner at the 2022 CFDA Awards
Zendaya at the 2021 CFDA Awards
Ciara at the 2021 CFDA Awards
Jennifer Lopez at the 2019 CFDA Awards
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen at the 2019 CFDA Awards
Ashley Graham at the 2019 CFDA Awards
Wearing Christian Siriano.
Kim Kardashian at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Rick Owens.
Gigi Hadid at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Versace [2].
Kendall Jenner at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Alexandre Vauthier [3].
Kourtney Kardashian at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Christian Siriano [4].
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing The Row [5].
Issa Rae at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Pyer Moss.
Ashley Graham at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Vera Wang.
Tracee Ellis Ross at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Carolina Herrera.
Karlie Kloss at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Jason Wu.
Whoopi Goldberg at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Christian Siriano.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Altuzarra.
Emily Ratajkowski at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Brock Collection.
Ciara at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Monse.
Naomi Campbell at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Calvin Klein.
Lili Reinhart at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Lupita Nyong'o at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Versace.
Chanel Iman at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Candice Huffine at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Gabriela Hearst.
Claire Danes at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Narciso Rodriguez.
Joan Smalls at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Brandon Maxwell.
Cate Blanchett at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Monse.
Sarah Paulson at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Brock Collection.
Laura Harrier at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Sies Marjan.
Dianna Agron at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Monse.
Eva Chen at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Lais Ribeiro at the 2018 CFDA Awards
Wearing Cushnie et Ochs.
Anna Wintour and Hamish Bowles at the 2018 CFDA Awards
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