Unlike the Coty Award, it was not limited to American-based fashion designers.
[1] Recipients of the Neiman Marcus Awards include couturiers, non-American-based designers, journalists, manufacturers, and celebrities and style icons who had had a significant personal influence upon fashion such as Grace Kelly and Grace Mirabella.
[1][2] The award was typically presented to multiple recipients each year, rather than to a single individual, although Adrian was the sole winner in 1943, a feat repeated in 1957 by Coco Chanel.
For the final ceremony, the founder, Stanley Marcus, received one of his own awards.
This is a complete list of recipients of the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award from 1938 onwards.