THE 1970s: FASHION: AWARDS
COTY AMERICAN FASHION CRITICS'
AWARD
(The "Winnie"—to an individual selected as the leading designer of American women's fashions)
1970—Giorgio de Sant' Angelo
Chester Weinberg
1971—Halston
Betsey Johnson
1972—John Anthony
1973—Calvin Klein
1974—Ralph Lauren
1975—Carol Horn
1976—Mary McFadden
1977—Stephen Burrows
Donna Karan and Louise Dell'Olio
1978—Bill Atkinson
Charles Suppon
1979—Perry Ellis
RETURN AWARD
(Award to a designer whose work merits a top award for a second time)
1970—Herbert Kasper
1971—No Award
1972—Halston
1973—No Award
1974—Calvin Klein
1975—No Award
1976—John Anthony
Ralph Lauren
1977—No Award
1978—Mary McFadden
1979—No Award
HALL OF FAME
("Winnie" designer chosen three separate times as the best of the year; * for Hall of Fame for Menswear)
1970—Bill Blass
1971—anne Klein
1972—Bonnie Cashin
1973—Oscar de la Renta
1974—Geoffrey Beene
Halston
1975—Piero Dimitri*
Calvin Klein
1976—Bill Kaiserman*
Kasper
Ralph Lauren*
1977—Ralph Lauren
1979—Mary McFadden
MENSWEAR
(Begun in 1968)
1970—Ralph Lauren
1971—Larry Kane
1972—No Award
1973—Piero Dimitri
1974—Bill Kaiserman
1975—Chuck Howard and Peter Wrigley
1976—Sal Cesarani
1977—No Award
1978—Robert Stock
1979—Lee Wright
SPECIAL AWARDS
(Honoring noteworthy contributions to fashion; * for Special Awards in Menswear)
1970—Eileen Richardson and Will Richardson
Alexis Kirk
Cliff Nicolson
Marty Ruza
Bill Smith
Daniel Stenescu and Steven Brody
1971—John Kloss
Levi Strauss
1972—Alexander Shields*
Pinky Woman*
Dianne Beaudry*
Alan Rosanes*
Robert Margolis*
Dorothy Weatherford
1973—Clovis Ruffin
1974—Sal Cesarani*
Aldo Cipullo*
1975—Nancy Knox*
1976—Vicky Davis*
1977—Marsha Akins*
Jeffrey Banks*
Ted Muehling
Fernando Sanchez
1978—Danskin
Joan Halpern
Head Sports Wear*
1979—Conrad Bell*
Barry Keiselstein-Cord*
Gil Truedson*
Joan Vass
THOMAS B. CLARKE PRIZE
(Given by the National Academy of Design for Interior Design)
1970—Philip B. White
1971—Charles Alson
1972—Robert C. Baxter
1973—William Gropper
1974—Vincent Smith
1975—Diana A. Marinara
1976—Anne T. Rothe
1977—Cornelius Ruhtenberg
1978—Charles Reid
1979—Selina Trieff
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTS (AIA)
AIA Gold Medal (Awarded annually to an individual for distinguished service to the architectural profession or to the institute. It is the institute's highest honor.)
1970—R. Buckminster Fuller
1971—Louis I. Kahn
1972—Rietro Belluschi
1973—No Award
1974—No Award
1975—No Award
1976—No Award
1977—Richard Joseph Neutra
1978—Philip C. Johnson
1979—I. M. Pei
MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YEAR
1970—Ford Torino
1971—Chevrolet Vega
1972—Citroen SM
1973—Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1974—Ford Mustang II
1975—Chevrolet Monza 22 V-8
1976—Chrysler, Dodge Aspen / Plymouth Volare
1977—Chevrolet Caprice
1978—Chrysler Dodge Omni / Plymouth Horizon
1979—Buick Riviera S
MOTOR TREND IMPORT CAR OF THE YEAR
(started in 1976)
1976—Toyota Celica Liftback
1977—Mercedes-Benz 280E
1978—Toyota Celica
1979—Datsun 280ZX
