It’s been an up-and-down year for Kendall Jenner, but things are certainly looking up.
The 21-year-old model is slated to pick up the award of Fashion Icon Of The Decade during next month’s New York Fashion Week as part of the Daily Front Row’s 2017 Fashion Media Awards, FashionWeekDaily.com reported on Tuesday.
Kendall, who boasts more than 83 million followers on her Instagram account, will be feted with the illustrious honors September 8 at the Four Seasons Hotel Downtown.
Catwalk queen: Kendall Jenner, seen here in Cannes this past May, will be honored next month as Fashion Icon of the Decade by Daily Front Row in NYC during the city’s fashion week
The high-profile award show will be hosted by supermodel Ashley Graham and feature some of the industry’s most-noted movers-and-shakers.
Other names of note who will be awarded include Mario Testino for Creative of the Year; Jordan Barrett for Male Model of the Year; and The Lenny Letter’s Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner for Best Digital Destination.
Following the announcement honoring the 5ft10 catwalk star, whose parents are Caitlyn and Kris Jenner, there was some skepticism about the selection, with many Twitter users posted memes illustrating their shock and disagreement.
One user was critical of Kendall’s modeling prowess and catalog, writing, ‘Girl poses with the same old boring face, didn’t even do 10 diverse photo shoots & y’all giving her “Fashion Icon Of The decade” …. Tragic.’
Pushback: A number of Twitter users lashed back at the announcement of the decision, using memes to express their frustration over the honors
She does both: The star has shown her versatility to shine in a number of style. She was pictured in New York City in July looking casual, before amping up the glamour in Paris last November (R)
Another user questioned the timing of the award, writing: ‘decade???? she was 11 a decade ago??? have you SEEN what the kardashians were wearing 10 years ago???’
And many seemed to think that Kendall, who has been modeling professionally since 2009, should have taken a backseat to singer Rihanna for the honors.
One user asked, ‘Im sorry is Rihanna dead? did she die and no one told me? why is she receiving this?’
Lithe: The style chameleon kept things simple in a striped romper while out in NYC last month
Now and then: Since kicking off her career in 2009, Kendall has been a regular on catwalks around the world. She dazzled at the Met Gala this year (L), and rocked a leopard print minidress in 2012 (R)
Pretty pallet: The young model shines in all types of fashions, including this bold Balmain skirt in 2014 in Paris (L) and a baby blue pantsuit in NYC that same year (R)