#CFDAAwards: The Olsens & Pharrell Win, Chrissy & Betsey Split, Kim Catches Fire & Kanye Smiles!

Pharrell Williams, Helen Lasichanh, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West get playful on the carpet.
Kanye presented the CFDA Icon award to Pharrell

The Council of Fashion Designers of America or CFDA held their annual Awards on Monday night at Lincoln Center. The Late Late Show‘s James Corden, hosted the event which recognizes America’s most talented designers. The star-studded presenters list included Amanda Seyfried, Joshua Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Zachary Quinto and Gigi Hadid… it has been called the Oscars of fashion, although we all know that the Met Ball has a MUCH better Red Carpet but the event still had its fair share of celebrity attendees, including Emmy Rossum, January Jones, Bella Thorne, Katie Holmes, Jiuliana Margulies and more. Besides the awards the notable moments were Chrissy Teigen‘s dress that was already split up the front that split further, Kim Kardashian‘s feather dress caught fire and was extinguished by Pharrell and partner Helen Lasichanh and The Olsen’s, apparently storming off the carpet for being upstaged by Victoria Beckham. But Mary Kate and Ashley had their moment in the sun later when they beat out Joseph Altuzarra, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors and Proenza Schouler for Womenswear Designer of the Year. NOW you can understand why they declined to be a part of the Full House reunion… kinda like Tom Hanks declining a Bosom Buddies reboot, like it or not the twins are LEGIT in the fashion world. But the best moment of the night might have been Betsey Johnson‘s acceptance of the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award with her trademark cartwheel and then a split – at 72, no less. Below is a greatest hits gif of her past cartwheels that she ends every runway show with –a nice reminder to stay enthused or lose, kids.

Here are the winners and a few Red Carpet Moments;

International Award:
Valentino creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli

Media Award:
Instagram

Founders Award:
Mickey Drexler, CEO and chairman of the Board of J.Crew Group, Inc.

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award:
Betsey Johnson

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design:
Paul Andrew
Eva Zuckerman for Eva Fehren
Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel

Swarovski Award for Womenswear:
Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne for Public School
Rosie Assoulin
Ryan Roche

Swarovski Award for Menswear:
Alex Orley, Matthew Orley and Samantha Orley for Orley
Shayne Oliver for Hood by Air
Ariel and Shimon Ovadia for Ovadia & Sons

Accessory Designer of the Year:
Alexander Wang
Irene Neuwirth
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Tabitha Simmons

Menswear Designer of the Year:
Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne for Public School
David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone
Thom Browne
Tim Coppens
Tom Ford

Womenswear Designer of the Year:
Joseph Altuzarra for Altuzarra
Marc Jacobs
Michael Kors
Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough for Proenza Schouler
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row