Tadashi Shoji is the founder and chief designer of the Tadashi Shoji collection, which was launched in 1982 in Los Angeles, California. READ MORE
The Portfolio in Motion experience is made even more special by the presence of the Designer of the Year. Awarded to a fashion designer who has achieved excellence in the field, this fashion industry luminary is also on hand to critique the senior designers' work and give invaluable advice to students beginning their fashion careers.
Past Designer of the Year Honorees
2012
Eileen Fisher
EILEEN FISHER | New York, New York
2011
Junko Yoshioka
Junko Yoshioka | New York, New York
2010
Isabel Toledo
Isabel Toledo | New York, New York
2009
Peter Som
Peter Som, Inc. | New York, New York
2008
Cynthia Rowley
Cynthia Rowley | New York, New York
2007
Michael Kors
Michael Kors | New York, New York
2006
Kay Unger
Kay Unger New York | New York, New York
2005
Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera, Ltd. | New York, New York
2004
Ralph Rucci
CHADO Ralph Rucci | New York, New York
2003
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta | New York, New York
2002
Carmen Marc Valvo
Carmen Marc Valvo | New York, New York
2001
Mark Badgley and James Mischka
Badgley Mischka | New York, New York
2000
Geoffrey Beene
Geoffrey Beene, Inc. | New York, New York
1999
Dana Buchman
Liz Claiborne, Inc.
1998
Linda Allard
Ellen Tracy | New York, New York
1997
Marie Gray
St. John | Irvine, California
1996
Pauline Trigere
Pauline Trigere | New York , New York
1995
Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger Group | New York, New York
1994
Kathryn Dianos
Kathryn Dianos | New York, New York
1993
Diane Von Furstenberg
Diane Von Furstenberg Studio | New York, New York
1992
Frankie Welch
Frankie Welch | Alexandria, Virginia
1991
Adolfo
Adolfo | New York, New York
1990
Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera Ltd. | New York, New York