It was 2011 CFDA fashion awards night in New York which saw the fashion riding on skyscrapers with the best of the fashion fraternity being honored by the council.

Amidst the Hollywood luminaries and fashion bigwigs, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler bagged this year’s Womenswear Designer of the Year award whereas Michael Bastian won the Menswear Designer of the Year and Alexander Wang the Accessory Designer of the Year.

Council of Fashion Designers of America presented Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award to Marc Jacobs. Phoebe Philo received an International Award, while the Media Award in memory of Eugenia Sheppard went to Hilary Alexander and the Founders Award in memory of Eleanor Lambert to Hal Rubenstein. Arthur Elgort was given the Board of Director’s Special Tribute Award.

The 2011 CFDA Swarovski Award for emerging talents went to Prabal Gurung for Womenswear, Robert Geller for Menswear and Eddie Borgo for Accessory Design.

The whole glam brigade turned in droves to witness one of the biggest fashion nights of the year. Lady Gaga was as bizarre as ever with turquoise hair and a black costume. The others in attendance include preggie Jessica Alba, Kanye West, Naomi Watts, Gerard Butler, Ashley Greene, Ashley & Mary Kate Oslen,  Miranda Kerr and many more.

 

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