1. The competitive awards were chosen by CFDA members, editors, stylists and retailers.

2. She made light of the error, continuing her running joke of the evening that at 53 she was one of the few people in the room old enough to appreciate fashion when the CFDA began handing out awards 25 years ago.

3. Diane von Furstenberg, marking her first CFDA awards as the group‘s president, said the celebration of fashion sends the message that designers help each other. United we‘re stronger than we are individually,‘‘ she said. It‘s about the big one giving to the small one – and Ralph is the emperor.‘‘ Privacy policy | Terms & conditions | Advertising guide | A–Z index | About this siteJoin our dating site today

4. The name evokes and image ... a lifestyle we all wish we could live.‘‘ She added: He‘s admired, imitated but never equaled.‘‘ Lauren, who received a Lifetime achievement award in 1''1, advised emerging designers: Stick to your guns and enjoy what you‘re doing. ... American fashion is just starting.‘‘ Other recipients of honorary awards chosen by the CFDA board of directors included jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris for lifetime achievement, Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan, French designer Pierre Cardin, and Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, as a special tribute to their humanitarian work. These are two people that remind us that conscious‘ is always in fashion,‘‘ said actor Djimon Hounsou.