"FROM A BATHING APE TO HUMAN MADE, FROM ICONIC COLLABORATIONS WITH LOUIS VUITTON AND ADIDAS TO HIS ROLE AT KENZO, NIGO HAS CONTINUOUSLY REDEFINED THE INTERSECTION OF FASHION, MUSIC, AND STREET CULTURE. HIS WORK BLENDS HERITAGE AND INNOVATION WITH UNMISTAKABLE CLARITY AND STYLE. HE’S A MASTER OF VISUAL LANGUAGE, BRANDING, AND CULTURAL STORYTELLING. WHAT MAKES HIM TRULY SPECIAL IS HIS CONSISTENCY IN EVOLVING WHILE STAYING AUTHENTIC. WITH THIS SAVVY AWARD, I HONOR NOT JUST A DESIGNER, BUT A CREATIVE FORCE WHO INSPIRES GENERATIONS TO THINK BEYOND THE NORM. THANK YOU, NIGO, FOR SHAPING CULTURE WITH STYLE AND SOUL."