with the CFDA statue

Last night was the CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, and the evening was beautiful, fun and funny!

The red carpet was busy, with lights flashing in every direction. So much gorgeous fashion everywhere. Finally we got everyone inside the theater to take their seats and our host Tracy Ullman came out! She made an impression of me leaving a message on her machine that was very funny but the most amusing part came when Graydon Carter did a video with all the nominees for Menswear Designer of the Year. He asked them Proust-like questions and even pretended to hem Scott Sternberg’s pants! The audience was hysterical, and then applauded when Scott tied for the award with Italo Zucchelli from Calvin Klein.

Jim Moore also did a very funny video with cameos from Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Cruise, and was presented with the Eleanor Lambert award. Anna Sui received the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award and we were treated to a show of all her clothes through the years. Antoine Arnault presented Marc Jacobs with the International Award for Louis Vuitton. Other winners included Rodarte, Justin Giunta, and my mentee Alex Wang! He was so happy to win, and I was thrilled to see so many young designers walk away with awards.

I spoke and paid tribute to our fashionable first lady Michele Obama, who sent us a video message. After it was over, everyone celebrated in the front hall with champagne! It was a wonderful night!

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