Coty Award
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The Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards is the highest praise that can be awarded in clothing and is often referred to as the "Oscars" of the clothing world.
This award was given annually to top candidates in various clothing fashion fields by Coty, Inc. from 1943 until Donald Flannery of corporate parent Pfizer, Inc. discontinued the program in 1985. The program was developed by publicist Eleanor Lambert.
Recipients of the Award include:
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- 1943 Norman Norell
- 1944 Claire McCardell
- 1945 Gilbert Adrian, Tina Leser, Emily Wilkens
- 1946 Omar Kiam of Ben Reig, Vincent Monte-San, Claire Potter
- 1947 Jacob Horwitz, Mark Mooring, Nettie Rosenstein, Adele Simpson
- 1948 Hattie Carnegie
- 1949 Pauline Trigère
- 1950 Charles James, Bonnie Cashin
- 1951 Jane Derby
- 1952 Ben Zuckerman, Ben Sommers
- 1953 Thomas F. Brigance
- 1954 James Galanos
- 1955 Anne Klein, Jeanne Campbell, Herbert Kasper
- 1956 Luis Estevez, Sally Victor
- 1957 Leslie Morris, Sydney Wragge
- 1958 Arnold Scaasi
- 1967 Beth Levine, American shoe designer
- 1971 Dorothy Weatherford (fashion designer/Mountain Artisans, West Virginia)
- 1972 Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer
- 1976 Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer
- Stephen Burrows, American
- Jeffrey Banks, American
- Willi Smith, American
- Fernando Sanchez, Spanish, working in Belgium
- Alexander Julian, American
- Norma Kamali, American
- Mary McFadden, American
- Geoffrey Beene, American
- Calvin Klein, American (1973, 1974, 1975)
- Bill Blass, American
- Sal Cesarani, American
- Donna Karan, American
- Stan Herman, American uniform designer
- Roxane Kamenstein, American fashion writer and author
- Joan Vass, American
- Perry Ellis, American
- Diana Vreeland, American
- Norman Norell, American (First winner in 1943, also 1951, 1956, 1958, 1966)
- Oscar de la Renta
- Bill Kaiserman, American
- Louis Dell'Olio
- Halston
- Betsey Johnson
- Robert Lee Morris
- Dan Millstein, American designer
[edit] External links
- Coty Homepage
- "Coty marks 100 years, taking time to smell success" - Associated Press article