<\/p>\n
\n\tThere\u2019s no discounting the appeal of a true movie star \u2014 and Anne Hathaway certainly fits that bill. The actress was resplendent in a striking fire engine red vintage Valentino gown when she presented the John B. Fairchild Honor to Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti during the WWD Honors event Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe WWD Honors recognizes individuals and companies for their achievements, both in their lifetimes and in the past year. <\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cAll great designers have something in common. They can\u2019t help it. They can\u2019t help but see the world through their eyes,\u201d Hathaway said. \u201cGreat designers are creative forces, inventors, philosophers, artists, who optimize everything available to them into a single line that becomes synonymous with their very name. By that definition, I think we can all agree that Valentino Garavani is among the greatest and most mythic designers who has ever lived.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\tAnd his lifelong partnership with Giammetti has combined to \u201ccreate a far more beautiful world\u201d that \u201ccelebrates and empowers women at every step.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThat partnership led to the creation of \u201ca non-stop ascension to the annals of fashion history, with the name Valentino becoming synonymous with beauty, taste, sophistication, culture, glamour and, of course, the color red,\u201d Hathaway added. \u201cAs remarkable as their professional achievements are, it\u2019s their values that define them, in particular, their thoughtfulness, generosity and warmth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tFor more than two decades, Hathaway said, she has enjoyed a unique friendship with the duo, one \u201cmarked by laughter, music, art, dancing and love.\u201d They created a custom Valentino couture gown for her wedding and through this friendship she has \u201cjoined the legacy of women who have felt themselves transformed, their best qualities highlighted by the hand of the maestro.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAlthough Garavani was unable to make the trip, Giammetti accepted the award on behalf of the duo, saying: \u201cIf we are here tonight to be honored, it is because of him, it\u2019s not because of me. I\u2019ve been just a little part of his journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tHe said the two met in 1960 when he was 22 and studying architecture \u2014 \u201cbut I was not very good.\u201d They became friends and then partners and the key to their long and storied career, he believes, is that \u201cI left him free to do what he wanted, what he believed in\u201d \u2014 a decision that has paid off handsomely over the years.<\/p>\n
\n\tValentino was not the only designer receiving awards during the evening, which also celebrated the 115th anniversary of WWD.<\/p>\n
\n\tAccepting the Edward Nardoza CEO Creative Leadership Award was Patrice Louvet, president and chief executive officer of Ralph Lauren Corp.<\/p>\n
\n\t \u201cYou have brilliantly chronicled the evolution of fashion for decades, and it\u2019s really a privilege to be a part of that story for me tonight. Helping to shape this chapter of Ralph Lauren is the honor of a life,\u201d said Louvet. \u201cEvery day, I have the incredible opportunity to partner with Ralph. The clarity and consistency of his vision, his relentless standards and his belief that timeless style can inspire the dream of a better life has had a profound impact on me as a leader, and for that, I am incredibly grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tLouvet went on to thank Lauren \u201cfor all his trust and partnership over the years and enabling me to drive his cars once in a while. I haven\u2019t crashed any in eight-and-a-half years, so have a decent track record,\u201d said Louvet. He also thanked David Lauren and the board for their \u201cunwavering support,\u201d as well as all the team at Ralph Lauren and his family.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cAnd when I think about the world that the next generation and my children will inherit, I see a critical role for our industry to play. Fashion at its best is an act of optimism, of aspiration, a belief in what\u2019s possible. Put simply, we help people dream. We give them a moment of confidence, of creativity as they get dressed in the morning or get ready for an event like tonight,\u201d said Louvet.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cDelivering that kind of optimism to millions asks something of all of us. It takes courage. It takes leadership. It\u2019s choosing quality over shortcut, purpose over noise, long-term vision over short-term thinking. It means investing in creativity, especially when it\u2019s not easy. To all of us in this room, let\u2019s continue to champion creativity, quality and excellence and lead with optimism, consistently giving people something to dream about. It is an absolute privilege to be part of this extraordinary community,\u201d said Louvet.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn accepting the award for Company of the Year, Public, Joanne Crevoiserat, CEO of Tapestry Inc., said, \u201cThis is quite an honor particularly in an industry full of great businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators. It is truly an honor, and it much appreciated. And as Patrice said, and as we all know in this room, this is a tough business. I think you can agree, we love it. Some of us are addicted to it. Congratulations on 115 years of documenting it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tShe said Tapestry has been going through a transformation with an objective of bringing their iconic brand to a new generation of consumers around the world. \u201cAnd as Todd Kahn [CEO of Coach] likes to say, \u2018We\u2019re an overnight success, five years in the making,\u2019 and I\u2019m sure you can all relate to that, but our success and our achievement wouldn\u2019t be possible without great talent and a great culture\u2026<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI might get some debates tonight, but I believe we have the best team in the business, and we have an incredible team who bring their passion and their talent to serve our brands and our consumers every day, and they never lose focus on what\u2019s important, which is supporting each other, focusing on the consumer with humility and an insatiable curiosity to really understand what consumers are going through and then doing what we do best and what they do best, bringing that creativity and operational excellence together. We call it the balance of magic and logic to delight our customers every day. And so on behalf of our 18,000 associates around the world, I\u2019m pleased to accept this award and recognition,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\n\tVeronica Beard received the Company of the Year, Private, Honor. Cofounder Veronica Swanson Beard, in accepting the award, said, \u201cThis is such an honor and we are truly humbled by this. Building this business has been the greatest joy and privilege and we owe our success completely to our team. They are the most creative and collaborative and dedicated people, and they believe like we do in designing this dream wardrobe for a way of life. We built this together as family and alongside friends, very dear friends and colleagues who feel like family, and it has been the most rewarding 15 years of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tSwanson Beard thanked the company\u2019s president, Stephanie Unwin, and Allison Aston, the senior vice president of partnerships, events and charitable giving at Veronica Beard. She also thanked their wholesale partners, who believed in them from the beginning and created the foundation of their brand. <\/p>\n
\n\tCofounder Veronica Miele Beard, added, \u201cI\u2019m the other Veronica. Danny Meyer said it best. In life and in business, it\u2019s all about how we make others feel,\u201d whether through the perfect piece of clothing or philanthropy, or customer service can make you feel good. \u201cThat rack of Dickey jackets that we had, that we curated so carefully back in 2010, became a metaphor for our brand. We had her back. We thought about where she was going and how she was feeling when she got there. She slayed the dragons with the wonderful cape. That armor of confidence inspires us to this day as we think about every category and piece we design. We have so much gratitude and respect for our customer who has trusted us, inspired us and shown up for us every step of the way on this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThis year, Willy Chavarria and Givenchy\u2019s Sarah Burton were singled out as the men\u2019s and women\u2019s designers of the year, respectively.<\/p>\n
\n\tActor and singer Jeremy Pope was on hand to present Chavarria with his award, calling him an \u201cuplifting designer\u2026who is gentle and kind and chooses to lead with heart, integrity and truth. \u201cWilly launched his namesake label not to follow the rules of fashion, but to redefine and redirect our imagination surrounding it,\u201d Pope said. \u201cHis work marries intentional sharp tailoring with deep storytelling \u2014 giving power and visibility to those often unseen. Through his collections, he challenges perceptions connecting luxury to the realities of social injustice, always making space to reflect the world as it is, while pushing it towards something better in style, with a story and a nasty shoulder pad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tChavarria took the opportunity to look back at his 30-plus year fashion career, which included stints at everyone from Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren to Yeezy, and said his story was the true American dream. \u201cI am this little Mexican kid from a town in the middle of nowhere that knew nothing about fashion. But I had this belief and this dream and this faith that I could do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBut although he\u2019s experienced the success he\u2019d always dreamed of, Chavarria\u2019s mission remains the same: to champion the underrepresented communities. \u201cI want to dedicate this amazing award to all of the brown skin babies, just like me, and all of the black skin brothers and sisters out there and all of the queer babies out there who make the gift that we bring to the world. So please, let\u2019s not forget that, and let\u2019s protect them in everything we do, and let\u2019s stand up for them, and let\u2019s remember that the world we\u2019re in right now is not our friend, and it\u2019s up to us to change it. So please, let\u2019s do that together.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBurton was presented her award by Sidney Toledano, CEO of the LVMH Fashion Group, which owns Givenchy. He said that one of the most difficult jobs in fashion is to find the right designer for an existing brand and then ensure that person will mesh with the management team. \u201cYou can have a very talented designer but [it may not work] with the CEO or manager. So you have to balance those three points.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tSo when LVMH was looking for a designer for Dior, Toledano called on the late Karl Lagerfeld for advice. Lagerfeld pointed to the \u201cyoung lady\u201d who was working at Alexander McQueen at the time as someone he believed would be a fit. Toledano reached out to her, but because Burton was pregnant at the time, \u201cshe didn\u2019t return my call,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\n\tHowever, when the Givenchy opportunity came about, he revisited the idea and they agreed to meet. Their conversation about \u201csilhouette, material and the atelier, which for me are the real values of fashion,\u201d convinced him she was the right choice for the role.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe decision turned out to be the fortuitous and Burton said moving to Givenchy \u201chas been like an exhilarating breath of fresh air for me \u2014 a fresh start. It is truly a beautiful, beautiful house. It inspires and empowers women\u201d and the team, including long-term stylist Camilla Nickerson, \u201cand their belief that creativity is the heart of everything we do,\u201d has been key to her success.<\/p>\n
\n\tBusinesses were also singled out for their success at the event.<\/p>\n
\n\tSince its founding in 1860, Tag Heuer has become \u201csynonymous with a maverick spirit,\u201d said B\u00e9atrice Goasglas, president of the Americas of the Swiss company that was presented with this year\u2019s Watch Brand of the Year Honor. She said the company always seeks to \u201cpush the boundaries\u201d and strives for the \u201ceternal pursuit of excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tFor the past 165 years, Tag Heuer has become \u201cfar more than just a watch,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s all about emotion and very deep values such as precision, innovation and design\u2026which is embedded in everything we do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThat is evident in the company\u2019s newly inked sponsorship with Formula 1, a partnership whose roots can be traced to the company\u2019s founder, Edouard Heuer, who created stopwatches and chronographs for motor sport racing in the early 20th<\/sup> century. \u201cIn sport, and especially motor racing,\u201d Goasglas said, \u201ca millisecond can really make the difference to determine victory. And while our passion for performance is obvious, it\u2019s also very important to remember that we are equally committed to showcase the highest level of craftsmanship and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tCraftsmanship and innovation are also hallmarks of Tiffany & Co., which received the Jewelry Brand of the Year Honor. Michael Burke, chairman and CEO of LVMH Americas and chairman of Tiffany\u2019s, opted to tell a joke in his acceptance speech since the company\u2019s recent success was chronicled in detail by WWD\u2019s introduction. That included its elevated brand positioning, expanded global reach, strength in high jewelry sales and rich heritage that was mined as far back as six decades ago in the famous \u201cBreakfast at Tiffany\u2019s\u201d film, as well as Guillermo del Toro\u2019s new take on \u201cFrankenstein\u201d for Netflix where the company\u2019s archival jewelry is front and center.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m going to tell you a story that you probably don\u2019t know,\u201d Burke said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little-known fact that after the French Revolution, everything that belonged to the queen and king was put up for auction. They had so much luxury goods in Versailles, it took years to disseminate the collections and that allowed Tiffany to do the one thing that they did better than any European house: they bought the queen\u2019s jewelry, and from that moment on, Tiffany was known for its guts.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThroughout the 19th<\/sup> century, Burke continued, Tiffany continued to purchase \u201cthe most unusual, undiscovered, unnamed, unheard-of gemstones of all colors.\u201d But because times are tougher today than then, Tiffany\u2019s isn\u2019t able to buy as many stones as in the past. \u201cSo we actually stole the jewels this year,\u201d Burke said with a smile, referring to the recent heist at The Louvre.<\/p>\n \n\tOn the beauty front, Interparfums Inc. was awarded with Beauty Company of the Year, Public. During the acceptance speech from chairman, CEO and cofounder Jean Madar, he noted that fragrance, like fashion, is built on emotional resonance from everyday habits.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFragrance moves us, it brings back memories,\u201d Madar said. \u201cWhen I started Interparfums 40 years ago with my dear friend, Philippe Benacin, we had just a few thousand dollars in our pockets, but we shared the same dream, the hard work, the successes and of course, the failures.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAfter characterizing the company as a \u201c40-year-old start-up,\u201d he continued that that attitude is \u201cbecause of our spirit, our agility, and because of our desire to grow, curiosity, creativity and dedication which drive us every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe company has roughly tripled its sales in five years, which Madar credited to his team, \u201cthe dedicated perfumers, designers, our valued distributors and retail partners,\u201d Madar said. \u201cThank you to our license partners, some of whom are here tonight, like Coach and Donna Karan. And for those of you that are not members of our family yet, we are open to new business.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe company that took home Beauty Company of the Year, Private, was an early pioneer to the K-Beauty boom and has since maintained a growing brand beyond trend.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI launched Peach & Lily the company in 2012 and we pioneered the K-Beauty movement,\u201d said the winning company\u2019s founder Alicia Yoon. \u201cWe launched the brand in 2018 to address a market gap that was both personal and universal, and persists to this day.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cEffective skin care can be divided into two categories: one, products with sufficient concentration of potent active ingredients to address serious skin concerns, but can cause significant irritation; or two, products that may hydrate, soothe and support the skin but are underpowered to address concerns. Peach & Lily exists at the intersection.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIndeed, Yoon called out that 50 percent of skin care consumers who identify as having sensitive skin, and tapped a range of dermatologists, researchers, chemists, and years with labs in Korea, \u201cin each product category and subcategory,\u201d to achieve the brand\u2019s potent-yet-gentle products.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe have a 20 percent vitamin C, a retinoid, maximum levels of acids, all clinically proven for zero irritation with the National Eczema Association seal,\u201d Yoon continued. \u201cOur loyal community has helped us become one of beauty\u2019s fastest growing and most productive brands, and we are just getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s no discounting the appeal of a true movie star \u2014 and Anne Hathaway certainly fits that bill. The actress was resplendent in a striking fire engine red vintage Valentino gown when she presented the John B. Fairchild Honor to Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti during the WWD Honors event Tuesday night. The WWD Honors recognizes individuals and companies for their achievements, both in their lifetimes and in the past year. \u201cAll great designers have something in common. They can\u2019t help it. They can\u2019t help but see the world through their eyes,\u201d Hathaway said. \u201cGreat designers are creative forces, inventors, philosophers, artists, who optimize everything available to them into a single line that becomes synonymous with their very name. By that definition, I think we can all agree that Valentino Garavani is among the greatest and most mythic designers who has ever lived.\u201d And his lifelong partnership with Giammetti has combined to \u201ccreate a far more beautiful world\u201d that \u201ccelebrates and empowers women at every step.\u201d That partnership led to the creation of \u201ca non-stop ascension to the annals of fashion history, with the name Valentino becoming synonymous with beauty, taste, sophistication, culture, glamour and, of course, the color red,\u201d Hathaway added. \u201cAs remarkable as their professional achievements are, it\u2019s their values that define them, in particular, their thoughtfulness, generosity and warmth.\u201d For more than two decades, Hathaway said, she has enjoyed a unique friendship with the duo, one \u201cmarked by laughter, music, art, dancing and love.\u201d They created a custom Valentino couture gown for her wedding and through this friendship she has \u201cjoined the legacy of women who have felt themselves transformed, their best qualities highlighted by the hand of the maestro.\u201d Although Garavani was unable to make the trip, Giammetti accepted the award on behalf of the duo, saying: \u201cIf we are here tonight to be honored, it is because of him, it\u2019s not because of me. 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