For J. Crew fashionistas, you may already know that J. Crew has joined forces with the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund with winning recipients celebrating a creation as their "signature capsule collection" designed exclusively with J. Crew. Billy Reid, the 2010 winner is currently featured on www.jcrew.com. Runner up recipients include Prabal Gurung (June) and Eddie Borgo (July). They are also featured online, catalog and in stores. A more detailed article on the partnership can be found on NBC's online blog called Thread/NY.
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| Steven Kolb and Diane von Furstenberg Photo: Kevin Tachman |
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| Zac Posen Photo: Kevin Tachman |
Before the annual CFDA awards show kicked off last night, Alexander Wang, who was nominated in three categories and would later go on to win Accessory Designer of the Year, obediently answered questions from a reporter in the lobby of the renovated Alice Tully Hall, then exclaimed to his date, Aymeline Valade, “OK! Let’s go find the bar!” Nearby,Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Swarovski nominees for Womenswear Designer, held court on one of the green foam settees lining the room. Asked how the twin sisters would celebrate if honored with the award, Mary-Kate, in a gold sequined Chanel jacket, replied with a flat smile, “Bed. We have work early in the morning. We’re finishing resort.” As the bells announcing the show began to sound, the Olsens stood up to confer with Daphne Guinness, who had a laser cut–ornament fascinator atop her head, and as guests made their way into the theater, Jason Wu led date Karlie Kloss across the front row by the hand.
Anderson Cooper, the host for the evening, opened the show by sharing rare and unseen photos of himself as a child model for Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein—proving he has both fashion cred and enough experience to serve as the night’s MC. Evening highlights included Karolina Kurkova’s suddenly breaking into song while presenting the Swarovski Awards. “I hear Lady Gaga’s in the house; I’m such a fan!” she gushed before thrilling the audience by singing, “I’m your biggest fan, I’ll follow you until you love me, papa-paparazzi.” Later, Kanye West, wearing jeans and rhinestone-encrusted velvet Stubbs & Wooten–style slip-ons, presented the International Award to Phoebe Philo of Céline with a heartfelt speech about how he used to go into the Chloé boutiques when Philo was designing for the house and marvel at the mastery of the handbags. CFDA President Diane von
Anderson Cooper, the host for the evening, opened the show by sharing rare and unseen photos of himself as a child model for Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein—proving he has both fashion cred and enough experience to serve as the night’s MC. Evening highlights included Karolina Kurkova’s suddenly breaking into song while presenting the Swarovski Awards. “I hear Lady Gaga’s in the house; I’m such a fan!” she gushed before thrilling the audience by singing, “I’m your biggest fan, I’ll follow you until you love me, papa-paparazzi.” Later, Kanye West, wearing jeans and rhinestone-encrusted velvet Stubbs & Wooten–style slip-ons, presented the International Award to Phoebe Philo of Céline with a heartfelt speech about how he used to go into the Chloé boutiques when Philo was designing for the house and marvel at the mastery of the handbags. CFDA President Diane von
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| Karolina Kurkova Photo: Kevin Tachman |
Furstenberg closed the show in lieu of Cooper. “This is not supposed to be me,” she explained as she took the Swarovski-encrusted podium, “but Anderson had to go deal with the Weiner matter. I don’t know what is wrong with the straight guys these days.”
As guests exited the building at the end of the evening, fans lined Sixty-fifth Street clamoring to get photos with Ashley Greene and Miranda Kerr, both outfitted in Michael Kors. The model and actress kindly posed for pics with fans, causing a few policemen to take notice and begin corralling people on the road and Greene to nervously relocate her fan base to the sidewalk. Kanye started saying his goodbyes to Sofia Coppola and fiancé Thomas Mars, but when the French Phoenix front man told West they were going to the Monkey Bar, West eagerly answered, “OK, yeah, I’ll go by.” Terence Koh, Erin Fetherston, Liya Kebede, and others trekked downtown to toast Gaga on her CFDA Fashion Icon Award at Le Bain, where Patti LaBelle shared the mic with the songstress for a rousing rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," bringing down the house.
As guests exited the building at the end of the evening, fans lined Sixty-fifth Street clamoring to get photos with Ashley Greene and Miranda Kerr, both outfitted in Michael Kors. The model and actress kindly posed for pics with fans, causing a few policemen to take notice and begin corralling people on the road and Greene to nervously relocate her fan base to the sidewalk. Kanye started saying his goodbyes to Sofia Coppola and fiancé Thomas Mars, but when the French Phoenix front man told West they were going to the Monkey Bar, West eagerly answered, “OK, yeah, I’ll go by.” Terence Koh, Erin Fetherston, Liya Kebede, and others trekked downtown to toast Gaga on her CFDA Fashion Icon Award at Le Bain, where Patti LaBelle shared the mic with the songstress for a rousing rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," bringing down the house.
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