2011 CFDA Fashion Awards

The CFDA Fashion Awards are the Fashion's Oscars. They took place in New York City at the Lincoln Center last night and were hosted by Anderson Cooper for the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Lady GaGa was honored with the Fashion Icon Award, Marc Jacobs with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, Michael Bastian as the Menswear Designer of the Year, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler as Womenswear Designer of the Year, Alexander Wang as Accessory Designer of the Year and Prabal Gurung earned the Swarovski Award for Womenswear. And those are just a few winners.

Many celebrities attended, including Lady GaGa, Naomi Watts, Marcia Cross, Liv Tyler, Miranda Kerr and more. My favorites were Marcia Cross in a sparkling jumpsuit, too pregnant Jessica Alba in a two-toned maxi dress, Lucy Liu in Monique Lhuillier, Whitney Port, Alessandra Ambrosio and last but not least Kanye West.

Lady GaGa in a Thierry Mugler gown and Noritaka Tatehana Lady Mary heels

Naomi Watts in a gold custom Calvin Klein Collection dress and Christian Louboutin pumps

Marcia Cross in a Pamella Roland sequined jumpsuit

Jessica Alba in a custom two-toned DVF gown, a Roger Vivier clutch and Fallon jewelry

Liv Tyler in head to toe Proenza Schouler and Fred Leighton jewelry

Lucy Liu in a Monique Lhuillier gown, Sergio Rossi shoes and Fred Leighton vintage jewelry

Kirsten Dunst in a Patrick Ervell tux and shirt, Prada heels and Bulgari jewelry

Ashley Greene in head to toe Michael Kors

Ashley (in The Row dress and bag, Manolo Blahnik shoes and Cartier jewelry) and Mary Kate Olsen (in a Chanel jachet, The Row skirt and bag, Louis Vuitton shoes and Cartier jewelry)

Katie Cassidy in a Behnaz Sarafpour dress

Shenae Grimes in a Rebecca Taylor jumpsuit

Whitney Port in a Pamella Roland maxi dress

Miranda Kerr in head to toe Michael Kors

Alessandra Ambrosio in Prabal Gurung

Karolina Kurkova wore a DVF jumpsuit, strappy Christian Louboutin shoes and Swarovski jewelry

Chloe Sevigny wore a top, skirt and heels all from her own line, Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony

Chanel Iman in a BCBG Max Azria dress

Kerry Washington in Calvin Klein Collection

Joy Bryant in a lace black dress by Rachel Roy

Estelle in a Diane Von Furstenberg metallic gown

Emmanuelle Chriqui in a yellow David Meister dress and Ippolita hoop earrings

Kathy Griffin wore an Oscar de la Renta gown

Anderson Cooper in a Ralph Lauren Black Label suit

Kanye West looking efortlessly chic in ripped Balmain jeans and Stubbs & Wootton loafers

Gerard Butler in John Varvatos

The Designers

CFDA President Diane Von Furstenberg dressed in DVF of course

Vera Wang wore a simple dress, that she designed herself

Marchesa designers Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman

Rachel Roy

Betsey Johnson in a black strapless dress of her own design

Marc Jacobs with his award and Sofia Coppola

Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (who won Womenswear Designer of the Year) with Liv Tyler

Accessory Designer of the Year Alexander Wang with Iris Apfel

Michael Kors with Ashley Greene

Prabal Gurung with Alessandra Ambrosio

Menswear Designer of the Year Michael Bastian with Gerard Butler

xoxo Elina