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The Glittering Crowd at Last Night’s CFDA’s Swarovski Party
All was glinted at uptown department store Fivestory on Tuesday night, as Swarovski and the CFDA hosted an event to celebrate the limited-edition Objets d'Art Collection designed by the nominees of the 2013 CFDA Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent. Nominees Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters (of Creatures of the Wind),
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Andy Cohen to Host This Year’s CFDA Awards
Watch What Happens Live host and executive producer, and professional Real Housewife schmoozer Andy Cohen has been named emcee of the 2013 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards. The event — set for Monday, June 3 at Lincoln Center — will also air the next day on
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Usual Suspects Nominated for 2013 CFDA Awards
Last night, the CFDA announced this year's nominees and honorees for the 2013 awards ceremony on June 3. As is often the case, most nominees have been in the mix before — Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, and Alexander Wang in particular. One disappointment: There's no fashion icon honoree for 2013.
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Watch: Double-Dutching With Tabitha Simmons
To debut her 2013 resort collection, English-born shoe designer and CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award finalist Tabitha Simmons created a video that captures her striped collection of shoes in motion — in midair, to be precise. "I really wanted to have my shoe come to life, and be in action, so
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Nicholas Kirkwood Wins BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund Prize
Nicholas Kirkwood took home the fourth BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund prize, the Brits' answer to our CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards, WWD writes. Sadly, Mary Katrantzou, Peter Pilotto, Emilia Wickstead, and Roksanda Ilincic went home empty-handed. Kirkwood launched his shoe line in 2005 — presenting it to the fashion press that April
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How to Do Your Eye Makeup If You Wear Glasses
When makeup artist Walter Obal was prepping model Jourdan Dunn's face for last night's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards, eyeglasses were not part of the equation. Then Dunn ran into nominee Justin Salguero of eyewear line Illesteva, who accessory-bombed her with a pair of black-rimmed spectacles to wear for the night. For anyone
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Exposed Tummies Wildly Popular on CFDA/Vogue Red Carpet
Last night's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards was a predictably highbrow affair, with designers squiring their celebrity clients and Vogue inviting their usual cast of characters. The red carpet, which was teeming with fresh runway looks, provides the following conclusions: (1) People are really embracing this "winter white" trend, which started as
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Exclusive: TheCorner.com Partners With the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund
The luxury online boutique — now the official e-commerce site for the award — is launching a space devoted to the ten finalists containing exclusive items beginning this month, and showcasing their spring 2013 collections starting in February. For now, you can check out exclusive footage from the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund group
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Mandy Moore Has Had Quite a Busy Fashion Week
What's Mandy Moore been up to lately? Aside from some press events for her latest gig as the voice of Mara in Disney's Tron: Uprising, pretty much all of her recent outings have been fashion-related: She attended the CFDA Awards in June with designer Lela Rose and showed up at
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Meet the New Photographer: Bon Duke Didn’t Know What the CFDA Was Three Years Ago, Now Shoots for Prabal and Chloé
Bon Duke got his first break in the fashion world when the CFDA hired him to shoot Proenza Schouler accessories for their 2009 awards ceremony (the year Jack and Lazaro won Accessory Designer of the Year). "I had to Google the CFDA," confesses Duke, who was then a newly minted
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Seth Meyers Had His Doubts About Anna Wintour’s Sense of Humor
Not everyone thought that Seth Meyers's jokes at the CFDA Awards were funny, but most agreed that his reprise of Marc Jacobs's Met Ball outfit — complete with white boxers and buckle shoes — was quite clever. At the time, he credited Anna Wintour with the idea, and on Conan last
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Diane Von Furstenberg Was Just Looking Out for Joseph Altuzarra’s Bladder
She made sure he went to the bathroom before winning his CFDA Award.
Exclusive Video: The Olsens at the CFDA Awards, Plus Footage From the After-Party
Just in case you're not tired of it yet, we have even more exclusive footage from Monday's CFDA Awards and after-party (courtesy of Swarovski, who underwrote a large portion of the evening). See red-carpet shots of Diane von Furstenberg, John Waters, and the like, plus an interview with Mary-Kate and
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From Winona Ryder to Mary-Kate Olsen: A Tribute to Goth-y Brunettes
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen made big news the other night when they won the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award for their clothing line the Row. Equally big news: Mary-Kate showed up to the ceremony with dark hair! Yes, MK has gone and hit the bottle once more, this
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Michelle Harper Just Wanted to Be 'More Naked' at the CFDA Awards
There's no question that Michelle Harper succeeded in being the most outlandishly dressed guest at last night's CFDA Awards, which she attended with designer Christian Cota. "I wanted to be edgier," he explained at the Swarovski After Party at the Top of the Standard, pointing to Harper's dress. Apparently that
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Party Lines: Zoe Saldana, Diane Von Furstenberg, Zosia Mamet, and More at the CFDAs
As usual, many designers brought actress friends as their dates to last night's CFDA Awards so that they could be photographed looking pretty together. Nicole Miller arrived with Heather Graham, who wore a custom-made dress by the designer with a shorter hemline in the front. When we pointed out that
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Rebecca Minkoff’s Baby Also Covers ‘Call Me Maybe’
Because the world truly cannot have enough "Call Me Maybe" covers, Rebecca Minkoff and her two dates to yesterday's CFDA Awards, model Hilary Rhoda and Man Repeller blogger Leandra Medine, made their own version yesterday. The highlight is definitely Minkoff doing the running man with her baby son, Luca, strapped
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Video: Diane Von Furstenberg Hitchhiked as a Teen, and Other Stories From the Red Carpet at the 2012 CFDA Awards
Like most major red carpets, the CFDA Awards can be daunting, especially for designers who aren't used to getting mobbed by the press. Before last night's ceremony, we spoke to some nervous nominees (Irene Neuwirth, Billy Reid, Creatures of the Wind's Shane Gabier and Chris Peters), industry veterans (Diane von Furstenberg,
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Video: Makeup, Hair, and Ice-Cream With Pamela Love Before the 2012 CFDA Awards
For the second time in a row, jewelry designer Pamela Love was nominated for the CFDA Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent in Accessory Design. Last year, she did her hair and makeup herself, but after seeing the red-carpet photos, she decided to call in professional help this time around. And speaking
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The Olsens, Billy Reid, Reed Krakoff, and Other 2012 CFDA Award Winners, Plus Highlights From the Evening
At most fashion events, an enthusiastic embrace consists of two cheek kisses — three if folks are really overjoyed to see each other — and some awkward fluttering that could be construed as a hug. So it was particularly adorable at last night's CFDA Awards when Billy Reid, blushing and stammering after winning
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