2010 CFDA Fashion Awards

Gwyneth Paltrow and Michael Kors

Last night, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), which was generously underwritten by Swarovski for the ninth year in a row, paid tribute to the winners and honorees of the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. The top honors went to Marc Jacobs for Womenswear Designer of the Year, presented by Jessica Biel. The award for Menswear Designer of the Year was presented by Anthony Mackie to David Neville & Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone. Alexis Bittar took home the Accessory Designer of the Year Award, presented by actress Dakota Fanning. Fashion icon Iman was presented with the Fashion Icon Award by Isabella Rossellini.

Alexa Chung and Ed Westwick presented all three Swarovski Awards which honor and recognize emerging talent. Recipients in each category received generous financial support from the company as well as exposure to the company’s vast and innovative crystal products and applications for fashion. The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Michael Kors by Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief of Vogue. The late and great Alexander McQueen was honored with the Board of Directors’ Special Tribute Award by Sarah Jessica Parker for his indelible contribution to international fashion. A live presentation of his final sixteen looks were shown on models who appeared on a custom-built stage by Tony-Award winning set designer Scott Pask. This presentation was the first time the collection has been seen in its entirety since its original presentation in Paris in March 2010.

This year also marked the second annual Popular Vote Award sponsored by L’Oréal Paris. Through a website hosted by wwd.com, the public was given the opportunity to vote for their favorite fashion designer. An overwhelming number of votes were cast. L’Oréal Paris Spokesperson and CFDA Health Initiative representative Doutzen Kroes announced the winner of this year’s Popular Vote Award to Ralph Lauren.

CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg told the sold-out theater “Tonight is the night we designers and members of the industry salute our peers and celebrate their talents. We are a family.” She then went on to speak about the organization’s accomplishments over the past year, including raising $1 million for the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, launching the CFDA Fashion Incubator, working with the Design Trust on the Garment District, lobbying for copyright protection through the establishment of the Fashion Law Institute, and the continued growth of services for CFDA’s 350 members. What a great night for us fashion lovers. Below we have a complete list on winners and tons of pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Alexander McQueen Fashion Presentation

The 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards Winners & Honorees

Womenswear Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs

Menswear Designer of the Year
David Neville & Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone

Accessory Designer of the Year
Alexis Bittar

Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Jason Wu

Swarovski Award for Menswear
Richard Chai

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Alexander Wang

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Kors

International Award
Christopher Bailey for Burberry

Eugenia Sheppard Award
Kim Hastreiter, Editor & Publisher, Paper magazine

Eleanor Lambert Award
Tonne Goodman, Fashion Director, Vogue

Fashion Icon Award
Iman

Board of Directors’ Special Tribute
Alexander McQueen

Michael Kors & Anna Wintour

Sarah Jessica Parker

Diane von Furstenberg

Model Devon Aoki & Zac Posen

Iman & David Bowie

Betsey Johnson & Lulu Johnson

Phillip Lim & Model Irina Lazareanu

Prabal Gurung & guest

Vera Wang

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