Scenes from the 2009 Council of Fashion Designers of America awards

Actress Molly Sims wears Dolce & Gabbana to the 2009 CFDA awards.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Designer Tory Burch -- whom Times fashion critic Booth Moore dubbed “the most influential fashion designer in America” last year -- attends the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)

Fashion designer Ralph Lauren and his wife, Ricky, arrive at the 2009 Council of Fashion Designers of America awards.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Former model and “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi is bronzed and glowing at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

“The City’s” Whitney Port at the 2009 CFDAs at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

CFDA member Stan Herman and actress Bernadette Peters attend the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

“The Shield’s” Michele Hicks at the CFDA awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, the daughter of French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, arrives at the CFDA awards.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

From one island to another: “Lost’s” Maggie Grace at the CFDA awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Actress Kerry Washington, left, and designer Doo-Ri Chung attend the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Designer Nicole Miller attends the 2009 CFDAs in New York. Click here to read what Times fashion critic Booth Moore says about Miller’s runway collections.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Design team Robert Tagliapietra, left, and Jeffrey Costello at the CFDA awards. Are you a fan of their beards? Check out Times staffer Adam Tschorn’s coverage of the World Beard and Moustache Championships.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Fashion model Hannelore Knuts goes from catwalk to red carpet at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Grace Gummer (a.k.a. Meryl Streep‘s daughter) and designer Peter Som at the CFDA awards.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Fashion designer Behnaz Sarafpour, left, with “Gossip Girl” actress Michelle Trachtenberg before the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Designer Phillip Lim at the CFDA awards. Check out Times staff writer Adam Tschorn’s review of Lim’s latest runway show.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Milliner Albertus Swanepoel at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Designer Tracy Reese at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Designer Alexander Wang won the Swarovski award for womenswear at the 2009 CFDA awards.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Designer Kenneth Cole at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Menswear designer Michael Bastian at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Justin Timberlake, whose denim designers Marcella and Johan Lindeberg are currently mining L.A. style for his William Rast line, attends the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)

Actors Lake Bell and Bradley Cooper get cozy at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)

Tim Hamilton shows off his Swarovski Award for menswear at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

J. Mendel’s Susan Sokol and Gilles Mendel at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Talk show host Jimmy Fallon, left, and Menswear Designer of the Year co-winner Scott Sternberg pose backstage at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

Rodarte’s Kate, left, and Laura Mulleavy won womenswear designer of the year at the 2009 CFDA awards.  (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

Musician Jack White and designer Anna Sui, who received the 2009 Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, at the CFDA awards.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)

Ashley Olsen is in the red at the 2009 CFDA awards.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Chef-food critic Katie Lee Joel attends the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 15, 2009 in New York City  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Blake Lively presented at the 2009 CFDA awards in New York.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)