Rei Kawakubo
The exhibitions Martin and Koda put up at FIT, including "The East Village", "Fashion and Surrealism", "Undercover Story", and "Three Women: Madeleine Vionnet, Claire McCardell, Rei Kawakubo" attracted a great deal of attention. In 1987 they were given a special award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Martin would later win another award from the Council in 1996 "for furthering fashion in art and culture." Koda, who worked closely with Martin on exhibitions until they parted company in 1997, later said: