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Tag Archives: CFDA Awards 2009
Summer Black Tie: What to Wear
One takeaway from the recent CFDA Awards red carpet: Black tie in the summertime has always presented a fashion quandary. You want to look formal, but not wintry, done to the nines, but not sweaty. (See Goths in Hot Weather for that one.) Not only does it seem a little over-the-top to wear a full-on J. Lo Oscars gown, it’s also exorbitantly expensive for those of us who can’t just borrow our clothes.
There are several ways around this: shop Bluefly.com and the new Net-a-Porter outlet TheOutnet.com, buy little-known designers, or sell an expensive dress after one wear like many savvy socialites do. Here’s a shopping guide from low to high price points with both gowns and cocktail dresses that will get you black-tie ready without the hand-wringing. (more…)
Street Chic (and Red Carpet): 2009 CFDA Awards
When the fashion world brings a Hollywood date to an awards ceremony, the glamour quotient is extreme. This was black tie dressing at its best and most tricky, since the skies alternately threatened rain or just plain mugginess. But both the male and female guests pulled it off with aplomb, playing with hemlines (of both trousers and dresses) and reinterpreting what “black tie” means for 2009.
The “muse” theme of this year’s CFDA Awards (Council of Fashion Designers of America) encouraged designers to bring someone who inspires them as a date. You could almost imagine them designing clothes with a specific beautiful woman in mind.
It also meant that the women were accompanied by designers for this fashion event, not their husbands/significant others, who stayed at home. Everybody wins! (more…)
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Tagged Anna Wintour, CFDA Awards, CFDA Awards 2009, Joe Zee, Mickey Boardman, Molly Sims, New York, Padma Lakshmi, red carpet, street chic, streetchic, Virginia Smith
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