Fashion's next generation made its presence felt at the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday night, with Lila Moss, Meadow Walker and Esther McGregor among the arrivals at New York's American Museum of Natural History. Hailey Bieber and Gracie Abrams joined them, and many guests wore designs by CFDA nominees.
Moss, who followed her mother Kate Moss into modeling, chose Juju Vera Studio-a strapless black column gown with a wide velvet bust band and a fringed black-and-white wrap. She added dangling earrings and a silver headpiece with a jewel between her brows. Label founder Julia Ferentinos was nominated for Google American Emerging Designer of the Year.
Abrams wore another emerging designer, Colleen Allen-a strapless black velvet gown with a straight neckline and dramatic draping on one side, plus a delicate silver necklace. Allen shared Ferentinos's nomination category.
Walker, daughter of the late Paul Walker, went bright: a crinkled yellow jacket with narrow lapels and a matching pleated midi skirt, finished with slate-blue pointed-toe pumps. McGregor, whose parents are Ewan McGregor and Eve Mavrakis, wore a Thom Browne spring 2027 look mixing menswear details-gray plaid bodice, white collared shirt, striped tie, tailored vest-with a voluminous white skirt and chunky platform shoes. Browne was nominated for American Menswear Designer of the Year.
Bieber wore an all-gold Saint Laurent dress by Anthony Vaccarello, named International Designer of the Year, featuring metallic floral patterning and dark brown fur-like cuffs. Keke Palmer hosted the ceremony, presented by Amazon Fashion, which also honored Tory Burch and Peter Marino.
Originally reported by WWD