Beyoncé Beat Kim K For the CFDA Fashion Icon Award and People Are Pissed
Last night, Beyoncé surprised us all by winning the CFDA Fashion Icon Award. Not only because she’s not really known as a ~*fashion person*~ but also because everyone was pretty sure Kim Kardashian West had the award in the bag.
Even Vogue, which rarely gets this stuff wrong, had already put its stamp on Kim K, with writer Nicole Phelps convincing us Kim Kardashian was the only contender for the award.
“This year, if you ask me, there’s only one contender: Kim Kardashian West…this season, [Balmain designer Olivier] Rousteing did a very literal ode to Kim, with little sister Kendall Jenner strutting out first in Kim’s blonde extensions and a be-furred suede corset skirt and knit cardigan coat combo that looked like it was yanked from Kim’s closet…as Kanye West put it afterward, ‘She’s the source, the whole collection is based on Kim.”
Vogue also went on to note, “Other Kim-isms that are currently sweeping fashion: head-to-toe neutrals, the décolletage-showcasing off-the-shoulder coat, pointy-toed thigh-high boots and, bien sûr, the naked dress.”
We can’t resist pointing out that Vogue failed to mention that Kim is single-handedly trying to make wearing bike shorts with heels a thing, giving 2016 the new pants alternative it desperately needs, but we forgive them for failing to take notice of this burgeoning trend since that’s not really their thing.
Suffice it to say, given the scope of Kim’s fashion influence, some people are very mad that Beyoncé beat out Kim for the CFDA Fashion Icon award.
She can slay a stage, I’ll give her that. But fashion isn’t her forte. So now I’m trying to figure out how much she paid for this award.
— Chyna Whyte (@saddergraham) June 7, 2016
me when beyonce was chosen as the style icon of 2016 @MolestMeKardash pic.twitter.com/urgDpGYEgV
— kylie pics/updates (@kyliesmaqueen) June 7, 2016
It’s politics. I feel like every award show is scared of her fans or something. it’s crazy
— Myleeza Kardashian (@MyleezaKardash) June 7, 2016
Now y’all know when Beyonce drops an album she wins every award there is.
— Myleeza Kardashian (@MyleezaKardash) June 7, 2016
Beyoncé is receiving a style icon award?! I know 460 people who are not going to be happy.
— NeferKinky (@BlueBaddieBey) June 7, 2016
And nobody was more upset than @molestmekardash, an account that Kim Kardashian herself always keeps up with.
This is a disrespect to all the fearless people who have won the Fashion Icon award in the past. Especially Rihanna.
— #30BUSINESSES (@MolestMeKardash) June 7, 2016
Beyonce doesn’t do fashion shoots. She doesn’t take fashion risks. No collections are being inspired by her. Is this about fashion in 2016??
— #30BUSINESSES (@MolestMeKardash) June 7, 2016
Kim put Balmain on the pop culture radar. Kim is giving brands a digital platform with her videogame partnerships.
— #30BUSINESSES (@MolestMeKardash) June 7, 2016
She is not a fashion icon in 2016. Maybe in like 2009 but not in 2016. I’m at disbelief.
— #30BUSINESSES (@MolestMeKardash) June 7, 2016
@CFDA yall gave Beyonce the Fashion Icon award when the biggest risk she’s taken was letting blue ivy cut her hair? pic.twitter.com/OsaStVoXRG
— #30BUSINESSES (@MolestMeKardash) June 7, 2016
And then somehow Rihanna fans ended up getting into the debate because Rihanna fans and Beyoncé fans apparently hate each other.
If Rihanna can have a Grammy which celebrates TALENTED VOCALISTS, then Beyoncé can have a style icon award pic.twitter.com/4VJy2REvg5
— lemonadewon (@Bowtobee) June 7, 2016
Beyoncé has the FASHION ICON AWARD NOW, can’t wait to see the Navy seethe pic.twitter.com/iUSuEgwmU2
— lemonadewon (@Bowtobee) June 7, 2016
Who is a better fashion icon?
RT for rihanna
Fav for beyoncé pic.twitter.com/a2D4275SNU— LOUAY (@saintlouay) June 7, 2016
Beyonce and Rihanna fans hate each other so much 😭😭😭😭 their arguments kill me
— Myleeza Kardashian (@MyleezaKardash) June 7, 2016
Sigh, what hope do we have for world peace when even fandoms can’t get along?
