Teyana Taylor to Host the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards
The CFDA has tapped multi-hyphenate Teyana Taylor to host the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards, presented by Amazon Fashion. The ceremony and gala dinner will take place on November 3 at New York’s American Museum of Natural History. In the American Womenswear Designer of the Year category, Leslie Bibb and Joseph Altuzarra will present the award to one of five nominees: Rachel Scott for Diotima (last year’s winner), Daniella Kallmeyer for Kallmeyer, Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch, and Wes Gordon for Carolina Herrera. Benito Skinner and Jennifer Fisher will take the stage to announce the American Accessory Designer of the Year, with nominees including Ana Khouri, Catherine Holstein for Khaite, Raul Lopez for Luar (last year’s winner and 2022 honoree), Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row, and Tory Burch. Addison Rae and Christopher John Rogers will present the Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year award. The rising talents competing for the honor are Taylor Thompson for 5000, Ashlynn Park for Ashlyn, Julian Louie for Aubero, Bernard James, and Colleen Allen. Nominees for American Menswear Designer of the Year include Mike Amiri for Amiri, Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta for Eckhaus Latta, Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row, Thom Browne, and Willy Chavarria, who took home the award last year. The evening will also honor fashion legends and visionaries. Thom Browne will present Ralph Rucci with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, while Julianne Moore will present the Founder’s Award, in honor of Eleanor Lambert, to Cynthia Rowley. Naomi Campbell will take the stage to honor Pieter Mulier of Alaïa with the International Designer of the Year Award. [WWD]
MAC Joins Sephora US
MAC Cosmetics is finally joining Sephora US. The Estée Lauder Companies announced that beginning in early 2026, the brand will be available at both Sephora and Sephora at Kohl’s. The move follows a period of declining sales for MAC. While this marks its first entry into Sephora’s U.S. market, the brand has long been available at Sephora locations in Canada and the UK. Earlier this year, the legendary beauty brand appointed Nicola Formichetti as its new creative director and, in September, named Doja Cat as its latest brand ambassador. [BoF]
Frame Appoints Silvia Merati as New CEO
FRAME has appointed Silvia Merati as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Nicholas Dreyfus, who has served as CEO since 2020. Dreyfus will transition to the role of executive chairman. Merati joins the Los Angeles based brand from Golden Goose, where she led the label’s direct-to-consumer expansion as CEO of the Americas beginning in 2019. Dreyfus said, “[Merati] brings a wealth of global experience and a deep understanding of modern luxury retail. Her appointment will further strengthen our leadership team and position Frame for its next phase of global expansion.” [BoF]
Hairstylist Anthony Turner On Why Authenticity Is the Future of Beauty
When Anthony Turner fatefully saw Alexander McQueen’s VOSS show in the pages of i-D, he realized someone was creating the hair, and he wanted to be that person. Since then, he’s become one of fashion’s most daring hairstylists, bringing a poetic and rebellious energy to every runway and editorial moment. From assisting Guido Palau to landing his first cover with Carey Mulligan for Interview Magazine, Turner has built a career around work that feels raw, emotional, and authentic. In this exclusive Models.com MDX story, we follow him backstage Paris Fashion Week to learn how he found his voice, built his career, and continues to reshape the language of hair on fashion’s biggest stages. Click the link here for the full interview.
Pat Boguslawski’s Next Act Takes The Camera In His Hands
For the past decade, Poland-born and Paris-based Pat Boguslawski has brought movement and emotion to fashion’s biggest moments, from high-drama runways to striking editorials. A trained dancer turned movement director, he’s worked alongside photographers like Mert and Marcus, Nick Knight, and Alasdair McLellan. Now, with a little push from Pat McGrath herself, he’s stepping behind the camera for the first time, debuting as a photographer with a stunning Vogue Japan beauty story starring Natalia Vodianova and styled by longtime collaborator Alexis Roche. Models.com caught up with Boguslawski to discuss why the time felt right to add “photographer” to his résumé, how his movement-direction background influenced his approach on set, and what he envisions for this next career evolution. Read the full interview here.
MDC Selects: From Metaphysics to Baudelaire, These Model Rookies Redefine Intellect
From metaphysics to Baudelaire, these model rookies redefine intellect. Meet a model from a family of six, one scouted on Oxford Street, and another drawn to life’s deeper questions. Click the link here to read more.
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