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It was an evening of high-fives, hugs, standing ovations, tears and celebration at Harlem’s Fashion Row’s sixteenth annual Fashion Show and Style Awards, celebrating hip-hop’s fiftieth anniversary. Held at the enduring Apollo Theater in Harlem, the event honored Stella Jean as designer of the yr; Kelly Rowland as fashion icon; Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Vogue’s global contributing editor as editor of the yr; Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald, a Los Angeles-based styling duo, as stylists of yr, and photographer Johnny Nuñez as hip-hop trailblazer. Rapper and songwriter A$AP Rocky received the Virgil Abloh Award, presented by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Following the awards ceremony, three emerging Black designers showed their collections: Nicole Benefield, Aaron Potts and sustainable brand designer Megan Smith, whose line...