Dua Lipa levitated her status as an international megastar on Nov. 30 when she was honored with the inaugural Collection of the Year prize at the annual Footwear News Achievement Awards in New York…
, shared with the audience. “It’s because of them, because they wore the collection and I think that’s the reason why we are up here tonight.”took home the Lifetime Achievement Award. The iconic shoemaker was given a gushing video tribute by Blake Lively who exclaimed, “You’re just as kind to someone you meet in a store or one of my family members, to anyone you come across. And that humanity and that kindness and that soulfulness is why your brand is as lasting as it is.
Talking about the shoe artisan and namesake brand, he pointed out Louboutin’s humanitarian efforts are just as notable and deserving of the honor. Discussing the “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” pro bono collection that he and his wife Sabrina launched with the fashion house to support non-profit organizations that promote diversity and education he remarked, “I just want to tell you that story is a testament to the kind of person he is inside and outside of being an incredible designer.
Joyfully accepting the award Louboutin commented, “A lot of my work that carries me every day is reactivated and is as vivid as my first day when I opened my first door in Paris on the 21st of October of 1991. That successful journey was never my goal. My main goal was and always is to live a beautiful journey by doing what you love and believing in the fact that love carries so many positive values. And if you let yourself be carried by them your life will be a beautiful one.
Other fashion industry trailblazers honored at the lavish ceremony were Designer of the Year, Amina Muaddi, Social Impact Award winner Brandice Daniel, as well as Person of the Year, Dr. D’Wayne Edwards.
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