[All photos by NEIL RASMUS for PMc]. Last night at the Ace Hotel, the CFDA and Gilt Man celebrated the publication of American Fashion Menswear. Diane von Furstenberg, Erin Fetherston, Italo Zucchelli, David Lauren, Phillip Lim and Blake Mycoskie showed to see the new pages from Assouline and author Robert Bryan. More»

[All photos by ANDREAS BRANCH for PMc].
Last night, Helen of Troy herself Diane Kruger and the west coast staff of Vogue held a dinner at Palihouse in WeHo in honor of young designer Jason Wu.  Wu is a recognized CFDA member and is best known for breaking into mainstream householdnamedome thanks to Michelle Obama favoring the designer on the campaign trail (and also symbiotically helping her to break into highfashionyoubettarecognizedome)… More»

[All photos by CLINT SPAULDING for PMc] Fashion and food may be an unusual combination considering the waif like standards of the industry, but leave it to the Council of Fashion Designers of America to make such a pairing faaabulous.  Saks Fifth Avenue hosted the CFDA launch of “American Fashion Cookbook” where designers shared their own personal recipes for success not on the runway but in the kitchen… More»

[All photos by PATRICK MCMULLAN and JONATHON ZIEGLER for PMc]. Diane von Furstenberg is the every woman’s woman, something obvious from the attendance of her runway show in the tents, yesterday. Blake Lively, Candice Bergen, Giancarlo Giammetti, Simon Doonan, Rachel Zoe, Carine Roitfeld, Andre Balazs, Patricia Field, (husband) Barry Diller, Fran Leibowitz, Fern Mallis, Cathy Horyn, Phillip Bloch and Rachelle Hruska came to see the latest looks from the designer, wrap-dress creator, AmEx spokeswoman, dispenser of life lessons on “The City,” power couple half, part royal, 70’s sex kitten, CFDA big wig, and oh yeah, mother. Not just an authority on what to wear, this lady clearly knows what lifestyle is all about. More»

The Origami Burger. The only thing more stressful than deciding what to wear to your Fashion Week events is figuring out how to avoid all those annoying meals! Simko found this adorable origami burger because she thought it was cute, coincidentally solving all our problems! Getting flack from the CFDA for boney models? But darling, I gave them all burgers an hour ago, and they loved them!

[Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Genevieve Jones, Christian Cota. All photos by ZACH HYMAN for PMc] Yesterday, GofG was all over the  Council of Fashion Designers of America’s 2009 Award ceremony, held Tuesday night at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.  But we still have a few after parties to take you through.  First, the exclusive After Party held at the white hot, newly-opened Jane Ballroom. More»

[All photos by BILLY FARRELL and CLINT SPAULDING for PMc.]

As promised, here’s the gallery from last night’s Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Award ceremony. Hover over the pictures for names, click to enlarge, and read on for even more pictures!

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[Exquisitely clad aliens pose on the steps outside of Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, where the Council of Fashion Designers of America's 2009 Award ceremony was held. All photos by BILLY FARRELL for PMc.]

Check below for some of our favorite photos of the glossy attendees, including fameballers Blake Lively and Ashley Olsen, designers Diane von Furstenberg and Michael Kors, and socially active belles Lydia Hearst and Kirsten Dunst. A more expansive gallery and write-up will be posted later today! More»

[Margaret Russell, Nathan Turner. Photos by NICHOLAS RICHER for PMc]

NYC’s most stylish socials and designers celebrated Elle Decor and Bloomingdale’s reopening of the furniture floor last night at Bloomingdale’s on 59th street. Guests including Editor In Chief of Elle Decor’s Margaret Russell, Anna Sui, Eddie Ross, Nathan Turner, Bloomingdale’s Michael Gould, Steve Kolb, Stan Herman, and Joe Laneve, who all came out in support of interior design, hosting a fashionable chair auction benefiting the CFDA. Guests mingled amongst chic chairs designed by Tory Burch, Anna Sui, DVF, and Marc Jacobs, all inspired from their spring runway collections.

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[Elie and Rory Tahari hosting, photos by BILLY FARRELL for PMc]

On Tuesday evening, the roof of Elie and Rory Tahari’s Prince Street apartment hosted the Council of Fashion Designers of America party welcoming their 28 new members.

“I think it’s been 10 months since we’ve begun planning this!” said Mr. Tahari. “It’s always great to welcome new members into the community. I tell them how lucky they are because they are young and have a lot of opportunities available to them in the industry.” [Observer]

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Last night at P. Diddy’s CFDA after party at Marquee, Tinsley and Aubrey from Danity Kane…attack of the wonk eyes…