Georgian designer Demna Gvasalia is the winner of the most prestigious award in the world of fashion, the award of the American Fashion Designers Council. He became the winner in the category – International Designer of the Year for Women.
The CFDA Board was chaired by Tom Ford and, along with Demna, nominated in this category: Daniel Lee – Bottega Veneta, Raf Simmons and Miuccia Prada – Prada, Pierpaolo Piccolo – Valentino, Simon Jacmus – JACQUEMUS.
Demna Gvasalia is the creative director of Balenciaga and he received this award for the first time in 2017.