As for the evening’s honors, Brandon Maxwell, the stylist to Lady Gaga who now designs dresses with Old World panache, took home Womenswear Designer of the Year and gave an effusive speech that charmed the audience. “I am so proud to be part of an industry like this,” Maxwell said at the podium, visibly fighting back tears, “where we wake up every day charged with the idea that making a woman feel good — and making someone happy — is valid.”

Source: Los Angeles Times June 04, 2019 20:37 UTC