Hosted by Keke Palmer, the awards will take place at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Nov. 2.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America has revealed the nominee award presenters for the American Designer of the Year categories at the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion and hosted by Keke Palmer.
The awards will be held Nov. 2 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Lupita Nyong’o will present the American Womenswear Designer of the Year award, with nominees Catherine Holstein for Khaite, Michael Kors, Rachel Scott for Diotima, Tory Burch, and Wes Gordon for Carolina Herrera.
Matt Damon will present American Menswear Designer of the Year. This year’s nominees are Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne for Public School New York, Ralph Lauren, Thom Browne, Todd Snyder, and Willy Chavarria.
Naomi Osaka will present the American Accessory Designer of the Year. Vying for that award are Ana Khouri, Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen for The Row, Raul Lopez for Luar, Sophie Buhai, and Stuart Vevers for Coach.
Cole Escola will present the Google American Emerging Designer of the Year award. This year’s nominees are Colleen Allen, Emily Dawn Long, Julia Ferentinos for Juju Vera, Julian Louie for Aubero, and Zane Li for Lii.
Additional presenters for the honoree categories will be revealed at a later date.
The nominees and winners in the American Womenswear, Menswear, Accessory Design and Emerging Designer of the Year categories are determined by the CFDA Fashion Awards Guild, an invitation-only voting body made up of influential members of the fashion industry.
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