Telfar Clemens took home the top honor at the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund event, held at Weylin, an event space in Brooklyn.
The Telfar designer beat out nine other hopeful finalists for the $400,000 prize. The Queens native launched his New York-based unisex line in 2005 which has been carried in a number of influential boutiques including Colette and Opening Ceremony.
The runners up, taking home $150,000 each, are Ahlem Manai Platt of eyewear brand Ahlem and Becca McCharen-Tran of inclusive ready-to-wear brand Chromat.
