LOS ANGELES -- (SPW) --

Metropolitan Fashion Week (MetroFW) announced winners of its METROPOLITAN FASHION AWARDS tonight honoring outstanding achievements in fashion and costume design in motion pictures, television, and live performance during the 5th Annual Metropolitan Fashion Week’s Closing Gala & Fashion Awards at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center. The event, hosted by Metropolitan Fashion Week producer EDUARDO KHAWAM, was attended by over 1200 industry VIP’s, celebrities, costume and fashion designers.

Award presenters included former Miss Universe and star of Telemundo’s La Gran Oportunidad, ALICIA MACHADO; Shades of Blue actor ANTONIO JARAMILLO; GRAMMY®-Awards Winners Earth, Wind & Fire members VERDINE WHITE and RALPH JOHNSON; Telemundo’s STEPHANIE HIMONIDIS “Chiquibaby” (of Acceso Total); actor/singer ROBERT AVELLANET of the International group Menudo; Honey Cone’s SHELLY CLARK, among others. A special exclusive live performance by Luzia by Cirque du Soleil entertained the audience.

Winners in the film and television categories included BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Costume Designer of the Year – Motion Pictures); THE LAST TYCOON winning two awards(Costume Designer of the Year – Television and Outstanding Ensemble – Make-Up Artists and Hair Styling- Television); and GIOVANNA BUZZI (Costume Designer of the Year forLuzia by Cirque du Soleil); and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2 (Outstanding Ensemble For Make-Up Artists and Hair Styling). Winners also included MARIA MENOUNOS(Fashion Commentator of the Year), STEPHANE ROLLAND (Fashion Designer of the Year) and STATES OF UNDRESS (Fashion Program of the Year). The 2017 METROPOLITAN FASHION AWARD People Choice went to Costume Designer, PAUL TAZEWELL from HAMILTON.

In addition to the Awards, the Gala showcased a unique, exclusive runway show featuring over 150 one-of-a-kind avant-garde costumes and couture evening gowns, created by national and international celebrity costume and fashion designers including: Fashion Designer BENITO SANTOS (Mexico); Fashion Designer MARIKA SODERLUND ROBISON(Sweden); Fashion Designer BARBARA L ASHLEY (Uganda); Fashion Designer ERICK BENDANA (Nicaragua); Fashion Designer DOUGLAS TAPIA (Venezuela); Fashion Designer EMIL GAMPE (Austria); Fashion Designer CARL ANDRADA (Philippines); Fashion Designer DAVID SANTILLANES (San Diego, CA); Fashion Designer INOE VARGAS(Mexico); Costume Designer RICARDO SOLTERO; Fashion Designer FERNANDA PINHEIRO OF GIOVANNI TESTI (Brazil); Fashion Designer DAVID TUPAZ (Las Vegas, NV); Fashion Designer JULIE DANFORTH (Seattle, WA); Fashion Designer JOEY GALON (Los Angeles, CA); Fashion Designer RITA MEZRAHI (Iran-USA); Fashion Designers SHELLI BLACKNELL & TANISHA BOSTON (USA); Fashion Designer XAVIER OTHON (Mexico); and Couture Hat Designer ARTURO RIOS (Mexico).

The show is produced and directed by Eduardo Khawam, fashion expert, producer and TV personality for Telemundo, Univisión and the CW and Executive Producer Paul Jaramillo.

2017 METROPOLITAN FASHION AWARD WINNERS ARE:

COSTUME DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – MOTION PICTURES

Beauty and the Beast – Designer: Jacqueline Duran (Disney Motion Picture Studios / Marvel)

COSTUME DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – TELEVISION

The Last Tycoon – Designer: Janie Bryant (Amazon Studios)

COSTUME DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – LIVE PERFORMANCE

Luzia by Cirque Du Soleil – Designer: Giovanna Buzzi

FASHION COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR – TELEVISION

Maria Menounos – Entertainment Tonight (CBS Paramount Domestic Television)

FASHION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Stephane Rolland

FASHION PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

States of Undress – Producer Hailey Gates (Viceland)

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE FOR MAKE-UP ARTISTS AND HAIR STYLING- MOTION PICTURES

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – John Blake (Hair) & Camille Friend (Makeup) (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE FOR MAKE-UP ARTISTS AND HAIR STYLING- TELEVISION

The Last Tycoon – Theraesa Rivers (Hair) & Lana Horochowski (Makeup) (Amazon Studios)

PEOPLES CHOICE

Hamilton – Designer: Paul Tazewell

For complete list of nominees: visit metropolitanfashionweek.net.

About METROPOLITAN FASHION WEEK
Metropolitan Fashion Week is one of the fastest growing fashion weeks in the United States, with shows in Seattle, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Palm Springs and soon, New York. Metropolitan is the only fashion week in the world that features both Fashion Designers and Costume Designers, from around the world, on one runway. Metropolitan Fashion Week has made a global impact on the fashion scene by presenting events held in dramatic, non-traditional venues that showcase not only fashion designers and costume designs, but also the most beautiful venues each city has to offer. Celebrating the world of fashion and costume designers in the categories of Avant Garde and Couture Gowns, MFW spotlights over 150 works of art created by international fashion and costume designers and are original “one-of-a-kind” creations. To learn more about MFW, visit metropolitanfashionweek.netand get #MetroFW updates on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.