Modern Icon.

The mogul is being honored for her "keen fashion sense, unprecedented entrepreneurial success and single-handedly transforming the fashion industry through her innovative designs and trend-setting style over the past decade", according to a statement from NBCUniversal. Many speculated that the rebrand was due to her impending divorce from husband Kanye West and her plans to drop the "W" from the brand's name, however, sources close to the brand confirmed to WWD that this was not the case and that West was involved in the rebrand. Kardashian West has long been a style star to watch, regularly wearing statement-making pieces from design houses like Mugler, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Balmain, Versace and many others. [Extracted from the article]