Demna Gvasalia named 2021 women's designer by Council of Fashion Designers of America

The Georgian designer received the 2021 prize from American model Paloma Elsesser. Photo via Demna Gvasalia Daily on Facebook.

Agenda.ge, 11 Nov 2021 - 14:36, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian-born designer Demna Gvasalia received the International Women's Designer of the Year award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in the association's 2021 Fashion Awards in New York City on Wednesday.

Emerging ahead of the likes of Daniel Lee, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, Gvasalia, representing Balenciaga, earned the prize in a ceremony held at the city's The Pool+The Grill venue, where the non-profit organisation established in the 1960s hosted the annual event.

The Georgian creative received the award from American model Paloma Elsesser, with the list of nominees for the prize also including Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino and Simon Porte Jacquemus for Jacquemus.