my favorite look of the night- Candice Swanepoel in periwinkle blueDoutzen Kroes looking glam in Sophie ThealletErin Heatherton rocking a turquoise/gold mermaid-esque numberLily Collins dazzling in MarchesaZoe Saldana and young designer Prabal Gurung (both in pieces by the designer)Joan Smalls with Michael Kors, floating in a well-cut dress by the iconic designerKate Bosworth in a Joseph Altazurra (with the designer himself)Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (wearing designs from the collection The Row) took home the coveted “Womenswear Designer of the Year” award

Here are my favorite looks from Monday night’s Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, or what I like to refer to as Fashion’s real Night Out.  Designers, models, celebrities and all other moguls of the fashion industry gathered at the Alice Tulley Hall at Lincoln Center in NYC to honor the year’s most accomplished designers with the 50th annual awards ceremony.  Many fashion gurus were recognized, including Phillip Lim, Tabitha Simmons, Joseph Altuzurra, Reed Krakoff, Billy Reid, and Tommy Hillfiger…even Johnny Depp was awarded with Fashion Icon of the Year!  What a dream it would be to attend the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards ceremony…ahhh…