Awards and Distinctions
- In Ellis’ time, he earned eight Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards from the cosmetics and perfume company Coty, Inc.
- He was presented with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Award in 1981.
- In 1986, the annual Perry Ellis Award—now known as the Swarovski Emerging Talent Award—was created to honor emerging fashion designers. The first designer to receive it in 1986 was David Cameron. Recent winners include Zac Posen in 2004, Derek Lam in 2005, and Trovata in 2006.
- In 1986, during the CFDA awards at New York's Lincoln Center a Special Tribute was awarded to Perry Ellis.
- Perry Ellis is honored with a commemorative white bronze plaque embedded into the sidewalk on New York's Seventh "Fashion" Avenue in 2002.
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