The designer, who has won the CFDA's Menswear Designer of the Year award three times, will begin his term in 2023.
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“I am very excited about taking the chairmanship of the CFDA,” the designer said in a statement. “I feel a huge responsibility in working with Steven and the CFDA team to carry on the positive and important work of Tom, Diane [von Furstenberg] and Stan [Herman]. I also feel that it is important to give back to an industry that supported me so well over the last 20 years.
The appointment comes on the heels of a successful showing at Paris Fashion Week, where Browne, per usual, presented just as much a theater piece as a collection, with models transforming into the characters from. Browne’s label has also seen a rise in popularity as of late, with sales growing by 47 percent in 2021, according toBrowne has already spoken on his goals as the head of the CFDA, with an emphasis on balancing creativity and commerce.
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