Diotima designer Rachel Scott wins the CFDA’s American Womenswear Designer of the Year award for a second time
Scott, who also leads Proenza Schouler, beat Khaite's Catherine Holstein, Michael Kors, Tory Burch and Carolina Herrera's Wes Gordon at Monday's ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History. She said she was the first Black woman to win the award when she first took it in 2024.
Diotima designer Rachel Scott wins the CFDA’s American Womenswear Designer of the Year award for a second time
Scott, who also leads Proenza Schouler, beat Khaite's Catherine Holstein, Michael Kors, Tory Burch and Carolina Herrera's Wes Gordon at Monday's ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History. She said she was the first Black woman to win the award when she first took it in 2024.
Rachel Scott, the founder and creative director of the New York label Diotima, was named American Womenswear Designer of the Year at the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday night at the American Museum of Natural History, her second win in the category and her third honor overall from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Scott, who is Jamaican, took the award ahead of fellow nominees Catherine Holstein of Khaite, Michael Kors, Tory Burch and Wes Gordon of Carolina Herrera. The honor was presented by actress Lupita Nyong’o and Brazilian designer Francisco Costa.
“I was very surprised to win,” Scott told the Weekly Gleaner two days after the ceremony. “I won in 2024, the first black woman to have received this honour. I’ve been nominated both years since, and it felt a bit like that first time was a fluke and that I likely wouldn’t get it again. I truly went into the evening not thinking or preparing for this award at all.”
In a post on Diotima’s Instagram account, Scott thanked the CFDA. “Thank you @cfda for seeing us. Thank you to our indomitable team for your belief, commitment, brilliance…
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