Fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez will receive a National Design Award this year from the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, along with 10 other top names in design. Rodriguez designed the black and red dress worn by first lady Michelle Obama in Chicago on election night in 2008. Earlier, Rodriguez designed Carolyn Bessette’s wedding dress for her 1996 marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr. The New York City-based Cooper Hewitt museum announced this year’s recipients of the National Design Awards on Thursday. A jury of design leaders and educators reviews nominations and selects winners.
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