The CFDA Awards, short for Council of Fashion Designers of America, were held Monday in New York. You can see the list of winners here. Beyonce was honored as was Bowie, and there was a tribute to Bowie performed by Michael C. Hall (he starred in Bowie’s musical, “Lazarus”), with Tilda Swinton there to accept on Bowie’s behalf, which was fitting. There were a lot of models, a few celebrities and many fashion people there.
Like the Met Gala, the celebrities posed with the designers they were wearing, hence Olivia Wilde here with Rosie Assoulin. Assoulin looks like she’s wearing sparkly pajamas with wedges, but I like the fact that she put a very pregnant lady in a cutout dress, there’s something inspired about that. The cutouts look unfinished though, they have little ties around them and for some reason the sleeves have thumb holes. The sweater dress doesn’t look polished with the way it gathers around the cutouts. If someone put me in sparkly blue eyeshadow and then rimmed my eyes all over with black liner I would wipe it off and do it myself, but she still looks pretty somehow. I really like her mosaic jewelry, that’s unique and goes well with this dress. Olivia announced her pregnancy in April, meaning she should be about five or six months along by now but I bet she’s due sometime this summer.
America Ferrera was in Kate Spade and this is just a snooze of a gown. It’s got a line of rectangular brooches across the collar and waistline, her jewelry mirrors the embellishments on the gown down to the color and it’s all too conservative and formulaic. Spade’s fashion is preppy but can be whimsical so this is disappointing.
Olivia Culpo was also in Kate Spade, in a jacket and short feather skirt. I like how daring this combo is but I’d like to see a pop of color somewhere. Still, this is fun.
Here’s Selma Blair and Alicia Silverstone, both in Christian Siriano. Selma looks kind of wacky in that one sleeve tuxedo suit with the asymmetric vest train. She’s almost owning that look, I can’t quite decide. Alicia looks amazing in that red gown with the twisted straps and a high leg slit. The bodice fits her like a dream. She’s 39 and looks about 10 years younger. Whenever I see Alicia Silverstone or Heather Graham I’m tempted to go vegan.
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Wow, in the first pic, Olivia doesn’t look pregnant at all!
Yeah, it’s called “liposuction”. 😉
Umm what?
Olivia’s green colour blocking I think is to complement her jewel green eyes.
And she carries small, like many pregnant women.
Alicia looks damn good.
Yeah she and Heather Graham are both drinking from the same cup.
I used to LOVE Alicia’s hair.
She, Amanda Seyfried, Blake Lively & Penelope Cruz have the most gawg hair.
Amanda’s hair is freaking amazing but ITA that all the women you mentioned have enviable hair.
It’s nice to see Alicia. I’ll always have a fondness for her because of Clueless. I love seeing women in their late-thirties who look youthful but natural.
ETA: Just seeing the Bullock post and I wanted to add an honorable mention for Sandy’s hair as well 😉
Yes to all these names. But no one can match the mane glory that was Farah Fawcett!!
Alicia looks great. There’s something to be said for keeping a consistent look–i.e., resisting the Hollywood pressure to constantly “reinvent” yourself (i.e., move from one bad hair color to the next). She looks the same as she did 20 years ago, albeit a bit wiser.
I love her red dress.
Daring and sexy look on Olivia. She always looked great in green. I taught she did very well fashion-wise during her first pregnancy(remember that STUNNING green Gucci at the Golden Globes in ’14?), it seems she’ll repeat it this time around too. For the record she is around five months pregnant now. During the Met Gala last month People wrote, that she was 4 months into her pregnancy.
Selma and Alicia looking fantastic together. The colors of their dresses complementing each other very well.
There is never a need for a pop of colour when someone is wearing all black.
YES
I think they all look nice (agree America’s dress doesn’t do her justice) but Selma slays, IMO. Unique and badass and she is wearing the heck out of it!
Completely agree, she is owning the hell out of a very unique look. I love it.
Yes! It really works for her and I love that she’s giving me fierce face to go with it.
Heather Graham and Alicia look younger because they stay out of the sun. Their clear skin is probably helped by their diet. I live in Florida, I can tell who lives at the beach by looking at them. Even if you wear sunscreen, if you spend a lot of time outdoors, you will still probably show some damage if you don’t reapply often enough.
I live in Florida too and swear by sunscreen… but nothing has done more for my skin (and hair and weight and energy levels and conscience) than going vegan.
I also think Alicia is a GREAT weight…she’s thin but not skeletal. What is the old saying, choosing your butt or your face when you start aging?
Olivia Culpo looks drop dead gorgeous, head to toe.
Selma and Olivia look the best!
Olivia Wilde is such a gorgeous woman that she almost always looks beautiful, no matter what she is wearing or the make up
I don’t love the pjs, even though they are so trendy right now. Everyone else looks very pretty.
This is a very random thought, but if Olivia is single and she looks amazing, and I (IMO) don’t like as great as her, how am I ever going to land a man?!
Problems at 8:38AM :-/
Not everything is about looks but you knew this already! 😉 I’m sure you’ll find someone, or better, they’ll find you. Just when you give up and forget about looking there he is.
I haven’t been able to look at Alicia silverstone the same since that video of her feeding her kid like a baby bird came out. Not to mention all her anti-vax stuff. Veganism might suit her-but she’s wackadoo.
Yes, she also said something like her son has never had medication? and seems to imply he never will, because being vegan prevents not only sickness in child but also in mother (post-partum depression for example).
Kaiser, nice bodies are overrated, alicia and graham probably have amazing genes no matter what they eat. Also sanity is wayyy underrated.
Between the makeup and the pearl jewelry, Olivia Wilde looks like an escort from the 80s. Tragic
ETA: not pearls, but whatever that necklace/earring combo is
I can’t picture Michael C Hall singing and dancing. I just see Dexter, the serial killer.
He played Hedwig on Broadway; see if you can find clips on YouTube. He’s incredibly talented.
I love that photo of Selma and Alicia. They look like a hot, WeHo lesbian power couple.
I think everyone here looks great, really lovely. My only minor quibble with Olivia is that while I like her jewelry, I think the earrings and necklace are too much. She should have worn either but not both, imo.
And I’m not a huge fan of Selma’s tux. Still, she looks great.
I love Olivia’s look!
Those outfits make me want to chop off all that extra fabric. Great hair & makeup.
I would like to request that all of my sleeves have thumb holes, please and thank you.