Starting with the runway itself, which was set with vignettes of furniture from their brand-new home line, this was a season of firsts for Badgley Mischka. The ApparelMagic client is known around the world for their elegant gowns and cocktail dresses, but starting this fall, their loyal customers can wear Badgley Mischka all day long.

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The show began with thirty-some-odd iterations of their impeccable eveningwear, this season turning towards old 1940s Hollywood for inspiration. Every dress was gorgeous, as can be expected from these red carpet masters: some sleek columns in midnight blue sequins, others goddess style in diaphanous red chiffon. Each look was set off with the model’s bright red lips and strong, screen siren brows. One shirtdress in particular, lushly embroidered in metallics over sheer panels, seemed absolutely finale-worthy. But the boys at Badgley Mischka had a trick up their sleeve: their new daytime ready-to-wear line.

Bridging the divide between comfortable and classy, the new line included everything from luxe velour sweatsuit separates to swing coats paired with easy slacks and leggings. Accessories were elevated with youthful details like embellishments on slip-on sneakers and fur pom-poms on beanie hats. Whether a fancy film premiere or a casual weekend movie at home, the new Badgley Mischka is a 24/7 lifestyle brand.

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Leave it to New York’s premier provocateurs to show their latest fall collection in an abandoned store in midtown Manhattan. The dated, neglected retail space, patchy carpet and all, proved to be the perfect foil for Eckhaus Latta’s dowdy-cum-avant-garde designs. The ApparelMagic clients, a design duo of Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta, have been upending the trend-driven fashion landscape with their own brand of cerebral cool, but this collection shows that they are ready for the big leagues.

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Fabricating much of the clothing on display in shiny outerwear nylon, the designers took on classic American sportswear in the most underground of ways. The first model out wore a jacket in fleece tie-dyed like a microbial culture and a skirt that could button away from midi to mini at a moment’s notice. Another innovative look included felt leggings that below the knee were sliced and diced into pointe shoe ribbons.

In keeping with the label’s progressive slant, the show was often androgynous, with menswear taking cues from women in the knitwear department, and both genders wearing mannish, square-shouldered blazers. One male model wore a head-to-toe safety orange number, as if to announce: “This is Eckhaus Latta, and this is the face of fashion today.”

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What could be more luxurious than wrapping yourself in huge swathes of crimson velvet? Not much, according to Zero + Maria Cornejo. The ApparelMagic client’s fall runway show at New York Fashion Week was dedicated to the indulgent fabric in all of its luster.

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Sticking to mostly oversized volumes, each piece felt generous and a little bit decadent, starting with loose A-line skirts with hems that sinuously dipped and peaked paired with roomy sweaters and punctuated by bright red velvet sandals or tall, slouchy boots.

Shoulders were on display, many casually exposed through wide necklines or sensual cut outs. A pair of evening shell tops in gold and red velvet were cinched at the neckline on one side and elegantly slid off the opposite shoulder.

Cornejo took a similarly restrained look at daywear. Confining herself to a palette of mostly neutrals, she let her loose silhouettes in fine wools and silks do the talking. If their subtle luxury wasn’t clear enough, a couple of Mongolian lamb jackets and coats were thrown into the mix. Cornejo’s vision of luxury is understated and elegant, but at the same time, it’s modern enough for today’s woman.

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From their looks to the way they move, penguins are arguably the funniest of the animal kingdom. And for a designer who loves to inject more than a little bit of humor into his fashion, Thom Browne’s adoption of a penguin motif this season seems particularly apt.

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Staging his typically wacky piece of theatre on a set imitating a frozen lake and surrounded by these chilly birds (sewn in wool houndstooth, of course,) the ApparelMagic client brought forth an cadre of ice skating tomboys in suiting that ranged from steadfastly conservative with only outré proportions to mark Browne’s involvement all the way to the far-out groovy of one particular astrakhan overcoat paneled in primary colors to duplicate a childish illustration of a storybook-style prairie church.

The penguin motif appeared in a dozen iterations. Sometimes it was nearly tessellated on a patent leather coat, other times a full-size version functioned as a leather handbag. The final models, however, in their black and white and bow ties, reminded us that while the classic tuxedo is often jokingly called a “penguin suit,” under Browne’s supervision it can be as modern and chic as it is funny.

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This awards season, expect more glitz and glamor than ever. As one of Hollywood’s favorite brands, ApparelMagic client Naeem Khan took to the runway at New York Fashion Week with a collection heavy on crystal, tinsel, and everything that shines.

Starting off the show on a high note, the first model made her way down a premiere-worthy red carpet in a louche set of black silk pajamas with thick stripes of crystals worn over lacy lingerie. The next look was an equally stunning robe coat embroidered from collar to hem with metallic gold thread. Both looks, while updated with a maximal, showgirl style, harkened back to Faye Dunaway’s iconic silk-robe-attired portrait at the Beverly Hills Hotel after her 1977 Oscar win.

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The extensive detailing was not limited to only the pajama dressing styles, but further applied to a suite of coats, dresses, and over-the-knee boots in graphic jumbo florals. Too much was just enough when Khan layered those florals with oversize leopard print and spliced it with beading, purple rick-rack, and sheer insets. Showpieces galore.

Other, more paired down pieces made just as much effect though, with a dress for every type of embellishment and style, including a feather column, a gold-scaled sweetheart neckline number, another patterned with petals, and classic red chiffon drapes.

Tailor made to make an impression in the paparazzi’s flashbulbs, we can expect Hollywood’s best—and brightest—starlets to take a spin in Khan’s frocks down the red carpet.

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Bullfighting may be on its way out on the other side of the Atlantic, but its iconic uniforms may never go out of style, especially if ApparelMagic client Jonathan Simkhai is involved. Indeed, his fall collection was an ode to Spain and all of its traditional costumes, short maybe only of mantillas.

The opening look, a matador’s ensemble updated for 2017, replaced gold braiding for tiny grommets, and eschewed a shirt entirely so as to expose a sliver of a midriff. While the inspirations might be classics, these were no costume museum displays.

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More likely, they’d be what a Kardashian or Jenner would wear to the Costume Institute’s Met Gala. This goes doubly for the finale gowns, blindingly gorgeous ones that looked as if the wearer just stepped out of a shower of crystals.

The matador-inflected style was repeated throughout the collection in various forms, from a minimal white suit to motorcycle leathers to a version in denim.

On the cocktail and evening side of the equation, Simkhai favored off-the-shoulder shapes and sleeves with slight flares. Feeling cold? An assortment of super-luxe fur stoles and puffy fur coats could fend off a winter breeze over the Iberian peninsula.

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ApparelMagic client Jill Stuart cast a spell with her fall presentation at New York Fashion Week. Like red-lipped, retro witches, the models stood in pointed shoes on platforms above the crowd, looking down imposingly. Swathed in voluminous velvets and heavy melton wool, they were femme fatales with a flair for the seventies.

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A heavy Victorian undercurrent ran through the collection, with high, often tied or ruffled necklines and sleeves ranging in shape from bishop to leg-o-mutton and back again. These high-coverage looks were often cut with transparent fabrics or even mesh, making them more Biba than prairie wife. A number of the looks went full-on YSL with throwback riffs on his famous Le Smoking tuxedo jacket and tiered taffeta skirts.

The stars of the show, however, were the wide black belts with huge brass buckles cinching in the closing looks. While they could equally well be sitting undiscovered in a thrift store since the 1970s, suddenly they look absolutely of the moment for 2017.

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A backdrop peeling with urban decay set the perfect stage for Nicole Miller’s fall runway show at New York Fashion Week. The brand, an ApparelMagic client, oscillates between uptown and downtown, and this season the designer was resolutely below 14th Street. Taking on the Nirvana decade directly with combat boots and destroyed denim, Miller also twisted some of the trends of the era to bring them up to date. Bandanas became paisley-print pants or a handkerchief-hem dress with a flannel shirt knotted around the waist.

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Another print took a step towards the occult with fortune cookies, skulls, and crystal balls. Like rock stars after a swing by Bergdorf Goodman, many of the models sported louche leather jackets or show-stopping sequin baseball jackets.

Badges with tattoo motifs like roses, Chinese dragons, evil eyes, and skull and crossbones appeared on many of the other jackets and outerwear.

Miller’s final look was in many ways its apotheosis: an evening dress complete with studs and tarot card embroidery and topped off with a nonchalant beanie.

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Looking back at their native India, Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia combined ballgowns, bombers, and extensive beading in their collection at New York Fashion Week.

No strangers to a little glitz, the Sachin and Babi show featured embellishments of all kinds: Maharaja-inspired bejeweled headpieces, embroidered ballgown skirts, a jacket covered in sequins, and one sheer black cocktail dress dotted with organza flowers that looked straight out of a couture atelier.

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The brand, an ApparelMagic client, is known more for its cocktail dresses and formalwear, but that didn’t stop the couple from adding in sporty statements filtered through their own dressed-up lens. The opening look was a technical anorak finished with gold embroidery and a ruffled hem, while another model walked the runway in athleisure-style separates in head-to-toe peach silk.

The mostly monochromatic collection was punctuated with these peaches, pinks, burgundies, and reds just as several gowns were printed with trendy blown-up florals sitting on black grounds.

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ApparelMagic clients Sean Monahan and Monica Paolini hit all the right notes this season with their latest collection for their Sea New York line. Imbued with casual, beachy vibes, each item was washed or unfinished just enough to keep them equally elegant and effortless.

With distinct seventies influences running through the collection, the garments themselves ran the gamut from buttercup and pale pink cropped jumpsuits all the way to Victorian prairie blouses taken straight out of a Willa Cather novel and brought up to date with on-trend shoulder cut outs.

For those looking for more understated looks, there was also great variety and possibilities. Length is Sea’s story of the season, with a crisp, floor-length skirt perfect for any summer day, or cropped pants paired with a long indigo duster jacket falling nearly to the ankle.

The collection also played with volumes in the case of baggy trousers that pooled around the models’ shoes and looked especially fresh for the season.

Other stand-out looks included the sweetest chambray dress, tea-length with a button front and off-the-shoulder bishop sleeves, as well as several tops and dresses that tied together in the back, on the bust, or at the shoulder with huge bows. Even inspired by extra-serious pioneers, the designers still know how to be playful.

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The most refreshing place to cool off during the frequently scorching New York Fashion Week was undoubtably a certain rooftop pool in the city’s West Village. ApparelMagic client Flagpole staged their spring swimwear presentation there, showcasing the line between sunny blue skies and the cool blue pool.

Stationed around the pool, models showed off the season’s bright corals and aquas, color blocked cleanly with contrasting navy or white. Flagpole’s aesthetic has a midcentury look, and fans of high-waisted bottoms will not be disappointed, with a couple of prime examples including a hybrid one-piece with a standard high-waisted brief bottom attached to a rash guard top.

Outside of the deep end, the collection also offered a number of coverup options like a loose fitting teal playsuit or a wrap skirt for the walk back to the cabana.

Jaime Barker and Megan Balch’s premium line has previously focused on swimwear, but this season marks its expansion into activewear with several sleek takes on yoga staples including leggings and sports bras. Covered in the same graphic blocking as this season’s swim, they are the perfect minimalist alternatives to gimmicky performancewear found elsewhere.

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Fashion references dance constantly, and who can blame it? With graceful ballerinas, cerebral contemporary dancers, and flamenco femmes fatale, it is an unending spring of imagery from which designers can pull. However, ApparelMagic client Jill Stuart‘s studio examined dancers from a much much different angle this season. Putting her models in the armwarmers of professional dancers, Stuart focused her gaze on the rehearsal studio. If anything, Stuart’s collection looked beyond the stage and idolized the dancers for their craft and long hours of dedication in the studio.

As if caught between warmups and a recital, some models wore diaphanous dresses over leggings while others were in middle of a costume change with a black slip showing beneath a tissue-thin floral dress. Another embellished gown in buff chiffon was worn over a metallic sweater with extra long sleeves, which, with the layers reversed, would look downright stunning off the stage after stepping away from the dancehall on a chilly spring night.

Stuart showed herself particularly unafraid of the limits of taste with this collection. With a very careful eye, she mixed, matched, and clashed various colors and prints, breaking fashion rules while affecting super cool carelessness. Florals were nineties on punk black backgrounds, and black tulle was layered over rainbows of colors adding an extra shot of je ne sais quoi.

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This season, Naeem Khan went full-on seventies glam. The ApparelMagic client best known for his dazzling gowns on the red carpet proved he also knows how to get down to disco. Models looked like they were stepping into famed nightclub Studio 54 in Halston-inspired dresses that flattered every curve.

The dresses, many long sleeve, knit, and floor length, were covered in swirls, sequins, and sometimes Warholian poppy motifs. One after another, Khan sent out every variation of cocktail and evening dress, from fringed flapper minidresses to one richly embroidered with a matching headscarf.

Vibrant colors, especially a knock-out red, amped up the drama, and one could see why so many Hollywood stars choose Naeem Khan for their most important nights.

Some highlights of the collection included a number of looks with mega floral patterns rendered in sequins and a few pale tulle dresses covered dripping with gold and electric yellow embroidery. Handiwork was omnipresent here, with one of the more extreme ideas being a three-piece look—cape, shell top, and leggings—doused entirely in the most fun sequin pattern this side of 1979.

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Maria Cornejo‘s namesake line is a standard-bearer of thoughtful, responsible design in New York’s fashion scene, and her spring collection was no exception. Anchoring the runway show was an eco-friendly viscose that Cornejo showed off in a variety of applications. In a palette limited almost entirely to a natural eggshell, and ensembles eliminating even footwear, all excesses were put aside, focusing on cut and proportion.

And what brilliant feats of pattern engineering they were. Loose, flowing clothes were like visions of some beautiful, utopian future where fashion doesn’t harm the environment and minimalist dressing is the order of the day.

Starting from the first look, an updated version of an eighteenth-century nightgown, it was love at first sight with the easy, long-and-lean silhouettes. Many looks had strong vertical lines, some with ribbons hanging untied, languidly flowing behind the barefoot models.

The few items shown of different fabrication looked like rough-hewn hemps that contrasted beautifully with the gossamer drapes of the rest of the collection. Keeping things simple, Cornejo is creating a future we want to live in.

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Femininity is having a moment, if husband and wife team Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia’s spring collection is any indication. Their line, Sachin & Babi, showed a dizzying array of laces and florals at its presentation at New York Fashion Week. In a palette of rosy tones and classic black and white, the collection took girlish dresses every direction, from sweet and virginal floor length gowns to modish pink minidresses to even red Spanish-inspired looks.

These dresses aren’t the prim and proper ones of old, however. Each is brought up to speed with the current climate with subtle changes that make them less suited for a fairytale princess and more for the strong women of today.

Perhaps the biggest contrasts lay in a number of dresses in saccharine hues with thick black straps that criss-cross the body before being tied into an easy knot.

Florals here aren’t delicate, but bold enough to send a shock with their painterly embroidery. In the same vein, flounces are treated eccentrically with black trim. Not your grandmother’s ruffles.

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Thom Browne’s spring show was an ode to the bathing beauties of yesteryear.

Models entered as a big, jovial group, giggling and preening together in retro beach coverups and coordinating bathing caps as they took their places around a simulated pool done up in brightly colored tiles.

With the cinematic flourish Browne’s shows are known for, as a silver-sequin clad model—with a hat that could only be the offspring of a dog and a disco ball—made her way by each model, they took off their beach gear to reveal layers of kitschy prep. There was gingham and tennis whites, checkerboard prints and hibiscus motifs, all of the iconic resort staples thrown into a surrealist blender.

Browne, an ApparelMagic client, is never one to go the obvious route, and upon closer inspection, it was all an illusion of trompe-l’oiel. Each ensemble was actually one fully fashioned item. Coats and cardigans and shirts and skirts were all sewn as single garments, each entered through a long wetsuitesque zipper in the back.

Before the show ended, the models made their last costume change of the show, all stripping down to red, blue, and white striped bathing costumes and posing like vintage pin-up girls en masse.

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After only breaching the new millenium a decade and a half ago, it might seem early, but for New York’s finest fashion designers, the oughts are back in style. 2015 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner and ApparelMagic client Jonathan Simkhai took everything we love about LA-chic circa 2005 and threw out the parts we already want to forget.

In soft white silks, sandy-hued laces, and muted indigo chambrays, Simkhai’s spring collection took on the socialite era with a subtle elegance that belied the decade’s tabloid past.

Models walked the runway in dreamy dishabille, with white robes and lingerie-inspired lace and negligees-turned-cocktail dresses. Plunging deep V necklines and slits up-to-there showed some skin but the restrained intricacies of the lace and embroidery took it away from any vulgar territory.

Even beyond the millennial lingerie-inspired camisole trend, Simkhai took on other 00s staples, including the bootcut jean and the mermaid dress. This time, however, he took that flared leg and added it to a chambray skirt as a delicate trumpet hem. As for the mermaid dress present at every early 2000s award show, all he needed to do this time around was add some trend-right cut outs and sheer panels to bring it right up to 2017.

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Easily one of the headlining show of New York Fashion Week is Shayne Oliver’s controversial label Hood By Air. Following up a prestigious New Yorker profile, the ApparelMagic client took to the runway with characteristic bravado.

One of the first looks labeled itself in bold red letters “Not Suitable for Children” which seemed absolutely appropriate as models of both genders stomped out in androgynous but very adult outfits with hair and even faces covered in vaseline.

Many of the looks were cool, underground versions of traditional menswear, but done with a panache that would fly better at an arty party than in a boardroom. Some staid white shirts were stamped with colorful language, while others transformed into halter tops. Closing looks in wool suiting were one piece with zippers and took the suit the farthest possible from the source material, but in the best way possible.

Many other looks, too, were difficult to parse, including cowboy boots that had toes going each way, forward and backward. For a label that only seasons ago was making its name in logo T shirts, these conceptual items show huge growth.

Hood By Air often dresses the biggest names in hip hop, including Rihanna just weeks ago at the MTV Video Music Awards, it shouldn’t be surprising that the styling would look even better on stage than on the runway. A few looks were outfitted as just a parka and not much else, and one can imagine they’ll show up on Rihanna’s back in record time.

As a proud supporter of up-and-coming labels in the fashion industry, ApparelMagic will be donating ApparelMagic Cloud systems free of charge to the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator’s 2016 class of Designers-in-Residence as well as alumni.

Designers will have the opportunity to use ApparelMagic Cloud free of charge for the fiscal year covering 2016-2017 to grow their brands to the next level. ApparelMagic joins the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator with other sponsors including Macy’s, the city of Philadelphia, QVC, and The Jones Group.

Young labels like those in the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator choose ApparelMagic Cloud for its ease-of-use and full feature set at a fraction of the price of other software. ApparelMagic makes managing a fashion business easy and affordable, allowing even the smallest businesses the resources they need to grow.

The software will empower the start-up businesses and designers with state-of-the-art tools to manage inventory, manufacturing, sales, and more.

The 2016 Designers-in-Residence will also receive the same best-in-class complimentary training, support, and import tools that all ApparelMagic clients receive so that they can learn how they can leverage the technology to make their businesses grow to their fullest potential.

Encompassing everything from Product Lifecycle Management to Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management to billing and accounting, and featuring integrations with Shopify, ShipStation, NuOrder, Authorize.Net, Xero, QuickBooks, and many more, ApparelMagic provides the capabilities growing businesses require as they grow from start-ups to multi-national corporations.

The Philadelphia Fashion Incubator is a collaborative effort from the city of Philadelphia, Macy’s Center City, and the Center District. The program works with alumni from the city’s premier educational institutions including Drexel University, Philadelphia University, and Moore College of Art as well as independent designers and small apparel business owners.

Members of the 2016 program include Tara Higgins, Nigel Richards, Kristen and Tom Leonard, Milan Harris, and Conrad Booker.

Atarashi by Tara Higgins is a women’s collection full of subtle elegance with a sustainable bent using natural materials.

Coming from the world of DJing, Nigel Richards and his brand 611 Lifestyle emphasize clothing’s connection to music through classic menswear staples refashioned with of-the-moment graphics and logos.

Kristen and Tom Leonard’s Charley Girl takes deadstock fabric, samples, and remnants and transforms them into one-of-a-kind skirts as colorful as they are environmentally friendly.

Milano Di Rouge by Milan Harris is an upbeat line for men, women, and children focusing on sporty knits with a positive message.

Half art and half accessory, Conrad Booker’s luxurious handbag and accessory label merges unlikely material combination with elegant, timeless designs.

ApparelMagic has been involved in the vibrant Philadelphia fashion scene since introducing software and educational materials to the fashion program at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.

The Philadelphia Fashion Incubator joins Drexel in bringing high-tech apparel solutions to its outstanding class of designers and alumni.

“ApparelMagic connects the missing link between apparel design studies and the actuality of effective business and supply chain management,” said one Drexel professor on the software in the classroom.

Drexel, one of the most prestigious universities in the nation, is ranked by Business of Fashion in the top 10 fashion schools worldwide and top 3 in the US in their 2015 Global Fashion Schools Ranking.

Learn more about how students at Drexel (and soon designers at the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator) use ApparelMagic to learn real-world skills they’ll use in the fashion industry here.

Click here to see how your business can excel with ApparelMagic.

About the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator at Macy’s Center City:
The Philadelphia Fashion Incubator at Macy’s Center City (PFIMCC) is a 501 (c) (3) organization that provides select aspiring designers the workspace and essential business resources needed to run successful and sustainable fashion companies in Philadelphia. PFI encourages full support of local businesses and organizations across the city in order to achieve its mission of developing a business-savvy foundation for the growth of the Philadelphia fashion industry.

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ApparelMagic client Thom Browne won top honors at the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s 2016 CFDA Awards last night at the famous Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

The awards ceremony, frequently likened to the fashion Oscars, was hosted by actor Joel McHale, and included notable industry headlines such as Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Donna Karan, and Calvin Klein.

Thom Browne, arriving at the ceremony dressed in a tuxedo jacket and shorts with an army of supermodels dressed in his signature cropped suits, won the award for Best Menswear Designer of the Year.

The designer won the same award in both 2006 and 2013, making this his third time as winner of menswear’s greatest honor.

… girls … #cfdaawards #thombrowne #gracebol #drakeburnette #sarahabney #janicealida ph: @aaronisnotcool

A photo posted by Thom Browne (@thombrowneny) on Jun 6, 2016 at 6:56pm PDT

Thom Browne was in good company, as other accolades were given to the late David Bowie, whose Board of Directors’ Tribute was accepted by actress Tilda Swinton, and to Beyoncé, who CFDA chairwoman Diane von Furstenberg revealed as winner of the top secret Fashion Icon award.

Beyoncé’s award, in part honoring her for her recent groundbreaking visual album LEMONADE which featured the work of another ApparelMagic client, Hood By Air. The brand’s designer Shayne Oliver won the Swarovski Award for Menswear just last year.

Celebrities in attendance included supermodel Jourdan Dunn who arrived on the red carpet wearing a beaded gown by Jonathan Simkhai, another ApparelMagic client, who was recently feted as winner of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.

✨✨Thank you @jonathansimkhai for creating this masterpiece it was a pleasure to wear ✨✨ #CFDA #JDXJS

A photo posted by Jourdan Dunn (@officialjdunn) on Jun 7, 2016 at 8:46am PDT

As shown at the CFDA Awards, ApparelMagic’s clients continue to leverage the powerful capabilities of ApparelMagic software to bring their businesses both critical and commercial success. With unparalleled ease of use and a robust feature set, these leading designers and brands are able to set their business apart from the pack and realize their potential.

For over 30 years, ApparelMagic, the leading apparel management software, has been at the forefront of technology and the cutting edge of fashion, helping top industry businesses manage styles, customers, sales, inventory and accounting.