CFDA Awards 2009: Highlights

Nadia Swarovski, designers Justin Giunta, Alexander Wang, Tim Hamilton and actress Blake Lively pose backstage at the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on June 15, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

Last night marked the 2009 CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Awards held at the Lincoln Center in New York City.

The star-studded evening was filled with designers, celebrities and models celebrating American fashion.

The list of winners include:

Womenswear Designer of the Year: Rodarte’s Laura and Kate Mulleavy
Menswear Designer of the Year (tie): Calvin Klein’s Italo Zucchelli and Band of Outsiders’ Scott Sternberg
Accessory Designer of the Year: Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez
Swarovski Award for Womenswear: Alexander Wang
Swarovski Award for Menswear: Tim Hamilton
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design: Justin Giunta for Subversive Jewelry
International Award: Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award: Anna Sui
Eugenia Sheppard Award: Women’s Wear Daily editor-in-chief Ed Nardoza
Eleanor Lambert Award: GQ’s Jim Moore
Board of Director’s Special Tribute: First Lady Michelle Obama


Check out some of the photos below!

Ashley Olsen

Blake Lively in a Michael Kors dress and Christian Louboutin shoes.

Molly Sims in Dolce and Gabbana.

Agyness Deyn

Coco Rocha in Michael Kors

Doutzen Kroes in Zac Posen.

The Met Ball 2009

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute Gala is the Oscars of the fashion-world. It is at this time that fashion-savvy celebrities, supermodels and designers come together, dressed in fabulous clothing, to celebrate the launch of the Met's latest exhibit.

This year's theme was the Models as Muse: Embodying Fashion, and was hosted by Marc Jacobs, Justin Timberlake, Kate Moss, and Anna Wintour.

The guests wore their best suits and gowns, and some of them made more daring fashion choices: Kate Moss sported a gold lame turban, Rihanna wore a Dolce & Gabbana suit, and Madonna turned heads in her Louis Vuitton ensemble, bunny ears and everything.

The Gossip Girls, Blake Lively and Leighton Meester didn't do to well on their fashion choices, with Lively's teal Versace dress with its high-cut slit up the side, and Meester's floral Vuitton emsemble. Blair and Serena would be disgusted.

Agyness Deyn resembled Marilyn Monroe with a short blonde bob and a silver Burberry gown, and Heidi Klum's very pregnant physique was extremely noticeable in her J. Mendel dress, even though it was meant to hide the bump.

Here are some of the most memorable looks of the night!

Kate Moss with Marc Jacobs in his design.



Mary-Kate Olsen in Christian Lacroix Haute Couture.



Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour in Chanel Haute Couture.

Jessica Biel in Versace Atelier, with Justin Timberlake in William Rast.



Ashley Olsen in The Row.

Kate Bosworth in Stella McCartney.


Anne Hathaway in Marc Jacobs.

Rihanna in Dolce & Gabbana.



Chanel Iman in Zac Posen.

Emma Roberts in Versace.



Miranda Kerr in Jil Sander.

Blake Lively in Versace.

Iman in Donna Karan.

Tyra Banks in Badgley Mischka.

Agyness Deyn and Twiggy, both in Burberry.

Heidi Klum in J. Mendel.

Victoria Beckham in Marc Jacobs.

Gisele Bundchen in Versace.

Kate Beckinsale in Marchesa.

Leighton Meester in Louis Vuitton.

Elizabeth Hurley in Elie Saab.

Jessica Stam in Rodarte.

Madonna in Louis Vuitton.

Marion Cotillard in Christian Dior, with John Galliano.

Isaac Mizrahi with Coco Rocha in his design.

Images via nymag.com, style.com, zimbio.com

NY Fashion Week - Final Shows

Zac Posen - Expect to see some of these on the red carpet soon!

Calvin Klein - Structured silhouettes with geometric shapes in muted colours.

All images via style.com