A$AP Rocky is the CFDA’s Fashion Icon of the Year

A$AP Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, is set to receive an important award, and this time it has nothing to do with music. The singer has become such an authority in the field of fashion that he has been awarded the prestigious Fashion Icon award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

The award is the crowning achievement of a multifaceted career that comes after years of important collaborations and skilful experimentation in the fashion system. Among his most successful partnerships, the one with Moncler undoubtedly stands out, for which he co-created the capsule collection “The City of Genius”: a line in which the brand’s technical spirit and high sporting performance meet urban aesthetics in a perfect blend of power and beauty.

Pharrell Williams also wanted him in the front row alongside his wife Rihanna in an unforgettable coordinated couple’s look in “damoflage” denim (a fabric that combines LV’s Damier pattern with a camouflage texture). A$AP thus becomes the perfect vehicle for reinforcing the fashion house’s new vision, which, thanks in part to its creative director, is increasingly closer to hip-hop culture and street luxury.

Also in this intense year of 2025, the artist became Ray-Ban‘s first Creative Director with the “Blacked Out” collection from the Mega Icons line and, above all, with the highly sought-after “Wayfarer Puffer”, a puffed-up, colourful frame based on the classic Wayfarer. Even a brand like Bottega Veneta could not resist his charm and chose him as its ambassador for two consecutive years: Carrie Mae Weems‘ photo of Rocky with his children RZA Athelston Mayers and Riot Rose Mayers for the “Portraits of Fatherhood” campaign remains unforgettable.

And while Rihanna continues to rack up successes with her Fenty fashion and beauty line, A$AP is no slouch with the brand he founded: AWGE. A true bridge between worlds, as Thom Browne, president of the CFDA, pointed out, emphasising how Rocky has always maintained his own recognisable stylistic consistency in all his collaborations, often anticipating trends and becoming an emblem of luxury that experiments with tailoring, audacity and street style.

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