Dapper Dan Lifetime Achievement Award

The Council of Fashion Designers of America held their awards show on November 10. At the ceremony, they awarded Dapper Dan (also known as Daniel Day) its highest honor. He became the first Black designer to receive the coveted and well deserved Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. To add an additional layer of notoriety and significance to his win, it is important to cite another achievement. He is the only designer to earn the award without first having a formal runway show. He never us