The Council of Fashion Designers of America will award A$AP Rocky, the multihyphenated artist, entrepreneur and actor, as the Fashion Icon at the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards, presented by Amazon Fashion.
A$AP Rocky is the creative director of Ray-Ban and Puma and has collaborated with many designer brands and been featured in their campaigns, including Bottega Veneta, Moncler, Calvin Klein, Gucci and Dior. Rocky’s creative agency, AWGE, has entered partnerships with Marine Serre, Amina Muaddi, Selfridges, JW Anderson, MTV, among others. The brand designed by Rocky has shown at Paris Men’s Fashion Week the last two seasons. As the 2025 co-chair of the Met Gala, Rocky wore a custom AWGE suit. Rocky’s style is defined by gender-fluid experimentation, such as his 2018 Gucci babushka headscarf and lace-adorned outfits. He often incorporates pearls, diamond earrings, skirts and historically feminine accessories into his wardrobe. The 37-year-old Harlem, N.Y.-born rapper has three children with his partner, Rihanna.
The CFDA confirmed the Harlem-born rapper will be celebrated at the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards on November 3 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The event (presented by Amazon Fashion) will spotlight Rocky’s style evolution from streetwear innovator to luxury tastemaker.
The Fashion Icon award, which began in 2010, recognizes stars who are known for their style. Iman, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Serena Williams and Pharrell Williams are among those who have received the award. Rihanna accepted the Fashion Icon Award in 2014 wearing a crystallized Adam Selman “naked dress,” while Knowles-Carter selected a pinstriped Givenchy suit and Lopez wore a custom sparkly orange two-piece outfit by Ralph Lauren.