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Another year means another CFDA awards ceremony. There are winners, losers, braggers, and spoilsports— but let’s face it, aside from knowing who won Menswear Designer of the Year (Tom Ford) and who won Womenswear Designer of the Year (Francisco Costa), not much matters except for who wore what. I flicked through over 100 pictures on Style.com, because my invite must have gotten lost in the mail— ha— and widdled it all down to MY favorite 10 plus 2.

1. Erin Fetherston, in her own design: Aside from the little fact that Erin Fetherston is the cutest thing since My Little Pony, seeing her in a diaphanous floral number made my heart skip a beat while the fashion part of my brain lit up uncontrollably. She looks like the perfect flower nymph, ready to party her tush off at the CFDA awards.
2. Chanel Iman with Calvin Klein Menswear’s Italo Zucchelli: She looks all grown up! Who knew an messy up-do and a purple Calvin Klein gown could make Chanel look like the beautiful woman she’s growing up to be? This isn’t a ’she made herself look matronly’ situation— she looks perfect for her age. Also, most people cant pull off a strip of jewels down the center of a dress, but considering she’s tiny, being cut in half laterally is no problem for her.
3. Kasia Struss, in Rodarte: There’s something about the Fall/Winter 2008 Rodarte collection that makes me swoon, no matter who I see wearing it. I love the perfectly coiffed yet completely ripped apart look of the collection, and the Grecian-esque key hole is sexy and not trashy like it was on Christina Aguilera when she showed some under-boob cleavage at some MTV award show during her X-Tina days.
4. Yigal Azrouël with Katie Lee Joel, in his design: As hard as it may be to ignore Yigal because he’s so cute, let’s focus on the bottom of the dress he designed being worn by Miss Katie Lee Joel. The layered scallop layers either remind me of giant fish scales or flower petals. Luckily, I like both ideas and think the dress is wonderful!
5. Susan and Zac Posen: It’s Zac Posen, need I say more? Three things to note: bow tie, 3/4 length sleeves, and Momma Posen— I love it when guys bring their moms to award ceremonies. It makes me melt a bit, even if Zac and I aren’t playing for the same team, I love him to death!
6. Famke Janssen, in David Meister: Her body makes me jealous because she’s beyond fit, and she can actually pull off the one-shoulder look because, unlike some of us, she doesn’t have that terrible plague I like to call armpit fat. Damn her!
7. Daiane Conterato and Jen Brill, both in Proenza Schouler: I have no idea who these two are, so shoot me, but they look extraordinary in there Proenza frocks, and Jen’s face is either really, really angry or totally fierce.
8. Maggie Gyllenhaal, in Proenza Schouler: Jodhpurs terrify me beyond belief. They’re right up there with shorts, but Maggie G wears them effortlessly. She isn’t quite as dressy as most of the people at the ceremony, but she still looks beyond chic!
9. Ashley Olsen, in Calvin Klein Collection: I’m starting to think Ashley only smiles when Mary Kate isn’t around, but that’s beside the point. I know she looks like a matador, but anyone who can look like they’re going to fight a bull and still make me jealous gets an A+ in my book.
10. Kim Cattrall, in Monique Lhuillier, with Tom Ford, in his own design: Maybe I’m still coming down from my Sex-and-the-City-movie high or Tom Ford’s sexiness is just skewing my view of this photo, but I think both Mr. Ford and Ms. Cattrall look suberb. Did I mention Tom’s a WINNER!

HONORABLE MENTIONS and PICTURES after the jump!

• Alexander Wang with Erin Wasson, in his design: These two were at the top of my list for this year’s Costume Gala, but not this time. The only reason they get an honorable mention is because Erin Wasson manages to look gorgeous in a cast and crutches— oh, and Alex Wang is always fab!
• Naomi Cambell, in vintage Yves Saint Laurent, with Vogue’s André Leon Talley: Naomi and ALT, their shear existence makes them amazing, but they’re my second honorable mention because they look like they’re going to/coming from a party in the 19th century Ottoman Empire.

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Photo Credit: Style.com