Rihanna honoured with CFDA Fashion Icon Award

The CFDA Fashion Awards were held in New York City last night and Rihanna was honoured with the 2014 Fashion Icon Award.

Awards season is the perfect opportunity for designers and celebrities to show off their fashion prowess, but the CFDA Awards gives those working in the fashion industry their deserved recognition.

This year's CFDA Awards, hosted by John Waters, were held in New York City on Monday, paid tribute to some of the biggest movers and shakers in the industry.

Famous faces including Rihanna - who was honoured with the Fashion Icon Award - Lupita Nyong'o, Blake Lively, Alexander Wang and Anna Wintour were all in attendance.

Nominations were submitted by the Fashion Guild and a group of over 1,500 CFDA members including fashion editors, retailers, and stylists vote for the winners.

Check out the full list of winners:

WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Joseph Altuzarra

MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Dao-Yi Chow & Maxwell Osborne, Public School

ACCESSORIES DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen, The Row

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR WOMENSWEAR
Shane Gabier & Christopher Peters, Creatures of the Wind

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR MENSWEAR
Tim Coppens

SWAROVSKI AWARD FOR ACCESSORIES
Irene Neuwirth

THE FOUNDER’S AWARD IN HONOR OF ELEANOR LAMBERT
Bethann Hardison

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ TRIBUTE
Ruth Finley

GEOFFREY BEENE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tom Ford

INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Raf Simons for Dior

THE MEDIA AWARD IN HONOR OF EUGENIA SHEPPARD
Paul Cavaco