Erykah Badu was presented the fashion icon award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, playfully saying it was an honor she’d been hoping to get most of her life.

 

 

Wearing a headdress of jewels and a Thom Browne jacket, Badu accepted the award Monday night in Manhattan, saying she’s been trying to win the icon award since she was 6 years old. Badu described dressing up as a sport, therapy and her husband.

André 3000 brought out an orange caution cone to the stage as he introduced Badu, who is the mother of his son.

“The world is a private joke between me and my things,” she said. André 3000 took the cone as he walked off with Badu.